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treponema

[ UK /tɹˈɛpə‍ʊnmɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)

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  • a clearly defined _spirillum_, the _Treponema pallida_ of Schaudinn. Preventable Diseases
  • Traditionally, screening for syphilis infection is a two-step process that involves an initial nontreponemal test (VDRL or RPR) followed by a confirmatory treponemal test (FTA-ABS or TP-PA).
  • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
  • Health experts report a high rate of treponematosis among pregnant displaced women in conflict-hit Mindanao. Spero News
  • An infant born to a seroreactive mother should be evaluated with a quantitative non-treponemal serologic test (e.g., rapid plasma reagin or VDRL).
  • Eleven weeks after her final dose, results of the fluorescence antibody absorption test were negative, with a negative rapid plasma reagin test result, suggesting passive acquisition of the treponemal antibody.
  • _The diagnosis_ of luetic lesions of the esophagus, therefore, depends upon the history, presence of luetic lesions elsewhere, the serologic reaction, therapeutic test, examination of tissue, and the demonstration of the treponema pallidum. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
  • Yaws is one form of treponematosis, which also includes the diseases pinta, venereal syphilis, and endemic syphilis or bejel. Yaws Origin
  • They are genetically unrelated to non-intestinal spirochetes, such as Treponema pallidum.
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