Syphilis
(Treponema pallidum)
Material: | 2 ml serum, 2 ml cerebrospinal fluid (if neurosyphilis is suspected) - (Antibody test) 3 ml EDTA blood, 1-2 ml cerebrospinal fluid, amniotic fluid, skin biopsy, swab. - (DNA test), smear of primary lesions, lymph note biopsy. - (Microscopy) |
Methods: |
Mikroskopie → Dunkelfeld Amplifikationsverfahren → Real-time-PCR Ligandenassays → Chemilumineszenz Mikropartikel Immunoassay (CMIA) Ligandenassays → Immunfluoreszenzassay (IFA) | Reference range | CMIA: < 0,5-1,0 |
Indication | Suspicion for syphilis infection |
Accredited | ja |