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Disease/health condition - Syphilis, Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Antibodies to Treponema pallidum
Setting:
1. Non-laboratory
Tiered Testing Service:
Community/outreach Primary health care center without laboratory District hospital with laboratory
Assay format
Lateral flow RDT
Information History
First added in 2018
Changed in 2024
Purpose type
Aid to diagnosis
Purpose
To aid in the diagnosis of Treponema pallidum.
Specimen types
Capillary whole blood
WHO prequalified or recommended products
GMDN

51801

Treponema pallidum total antibody IVD, kit, rapid ICT, clinical

A collection of reagents and other associated materials intended to be used for the qualitative and/or quantitative detection of total antibodies to Treponema pallidum in a clinical specimen within a short period, relative to standard laboratory testing procedures, using an immunochromatographic test (ICT) method. This test is commonly used in the laboratory or in point-of-care analyses for the rapid detection of infection with Treponema pallidum, the bacteria associated with syphilis.

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EMDN

W0105090105

SYPHILIS - RT & POC

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WHO supporting publications
World Health Organization. (‎2023)‎. Laboratory and point-of-care diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. World Health Organization. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/374252
Technical specifications
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SAGE IVD recommended including this test in the EDL on the basis of the scientific validity of the analyte and the availability of WHO guidelines and technical reports, including recommendations for the use of this test. The selection of disease specific tests for the EDL also took into account relevant priority diseases for WHO such as NCDs including DM, CVD and cancer, HIV infection, malaria, NTDs, STIs, tuberculosis, viral hepatitis B and C, among others.
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The inclusion of this test was based on WHO guidelines and/or technical documents that include recommendations for the use of this test.
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