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Preferred Label : fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test;

MeSH definition : Serologic assay that detects antibodies to Treponema pallidum, the etiologic agent of syphilis. After diluting the patient's serum to remove non-specific antibodies, the serum is mixed on a glass slide with Nichol's strain of Treponema pallidum. An antigen-antibody reaction occurs if the test is positive and the bound antibodies are detected with fluoresceinated antihuman gamma-globulin antibody.;

MeSH synonym : fta-abs test; fta-abs tests; fta abs test; test, fta-abs; tests, fta-abs; fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test;

MeSH annotation : do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: note short X ref;

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Serologic assay that detects antibodies to Treponema pallidum, the etiologic agent of syphilis. After diluting the patient's serum to remove non-specific antibodies, the serum is mixed on a glass slide with Nichol's strain of Treponema pallidum. An antigen-antibody reaction occurs if the test is positive and the bound antibodies are detected with fluoresceinated antihuman gamma-globulin antibody.

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09/06/2025


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