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Rapid strep test. The rapid strep test (RST) is a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) that is widely used in clinics to assist in the diagnosis of bacterial pharyngitis caused by group A streptococci (GAS), sometimes termed strep throat. There are currently several types of rapid strep test in use, each employing a distinct technology.
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.