Preferred Label : treponema immobilization test;
MeSH definition : Syphilis serodiagnosis employing as the antigen Treponema pallidum obtained from rabbit
syphilis orchitis. Treponemes are kept alive for a few hours in a special medium.
When syphilitic serum and complement are added and incubated, the treponemes are immobilized,
i.e., stop moving.;
MeSH synonym : immobilization test, treponema; immobilization tests, treponema; test, treponema immobilization; tests, treponema immobilization; treponema immobilization tests;
MeSH annotation : also called Treponema Pallidum Immobilization & TPI;
Origin ID : D014209;
UMLS CUI : C0040839;
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Syphilis serodiagnosis employing as the antigen Treponema pallidum obtained from rabbit
syphilis orchitis. Treponemes are kept alive for a few hours in a special medium.
When syphilitic serum and complement are added and incubated, the treponemes are immobilized,
i.e., stop moving.