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A kit which employs FITC- or enzyme-labeled monoclonal antibodies for use in a DFA or EIA procedure is available for detection of whole parasites in fluids. A latex agglutination test for antigen detection in vaginal swab specimens is available; the manufacturer's evaluation indicated good sensitivity and specificity.
Nontreponemal antigen tests, including the RPR and VDRL tests, are designed to test serum for reagin, a heterogeneous. group of antibodies which combine with a cardiolipin-lecithin antigen. This antigen, usually derived from beef heart, is a. normal component of human tissue. The RPR and VDRL tests are sometimes described as serologic tests for syphilis (STS). The RPR test is quick, inexpensive, and easy to use; it is exceptionally useful in screening. Like its older nontreponemal counterpart, the VDRL, it may be quantitated.