If RPR Screen is reactive, then RPR titer will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 86593).
(Specimen Container)
Serum Separator Tube (SST)
(Transport Temperature)
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 4 days |
| Refrigerated | 7 days |
| Frozen | 30 days |
Gross hemolysis
Grossly lipemic
Separate serum from cells within four hours of collection.
Syphilis is a disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The infection is systemic and the disease is characterized by periods of latency. These features, together with the fact that T pallidum cannot be isolated in culture, mean that serologic techniques play a major role in the diagnosis and follow-up of treatment for syphilis. Patients with primary or secondary syphilis should be reexamined clinically and serologically 6 months and 12 months following treatment. Typically, rapid plasma reagin titers decrease following successful treatment, but this may occur over a period of months to years.
Negative
