Syphilis Tests: What Affects The Test
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What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- The use of antibiotics before having the test.
- A blood transfusion in the weeks before having the test.
- Having other conditions or diseases, such as lupus, liver disease, HIV infection, or yaws.
| Last updated: | October 02, 2007 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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