The Texas Public Power Association (TPPA) was founded in 1978 to serve as the voice of the 72 municipally owned electric utilities (MOUs) in Texas. The Association’s membership also …

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To screen for and diagnose syphilis infection, a reflex cascade that includes both RPR and a treponemal-specific assay should be utilized per current guidelines.

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An aid to resolve discrepant results between screening treponemal and non-treponemal assays This test is not recommended for general screening purposes for syphilis. This test should not …

The TPPA test, formally known as the Treponema pallidum particle agglutination test, is a specialized blood test used to diagnose syphilis—a sexually transmitted infection caused by …

For specimens testing positive by the screening treponemal assay and negative by RPR, a second treponemal test (eg, TP-PA) is performed. The results of TP-PA assist in determining …

The Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (also called TPPA test) is an indirect agglutination assay used for detection and titration of antibodies against the causative agent of …

Treponema pallidum Antibody, Particle Agglutination - The TP-PA test is designed to be used as an aid in the confirmation of antibodies to the treponemal organisms that cause syphilis. Other …

TP-PA compares favorably with the FTA test, but appears slightly less sensitive in cases of untreated early primary syphilis. In late syphilis, the agreement with FTA is 99%. VDRL is the …