RPR

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Overview Risks Results

RPR

• Excessive bleeding
• Fainting or feeling light-headed
• Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
• Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
• Multiple punctures to locate veins

The RPR test can be used to diagnose syphilis and to see how well treatment is working. After appropriate antibiotic therapy, the levels ofsyphillis antibodies should fall. These levels can be monitored with another RPR test. Unchanged or rising levels can indicate persistent infection.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Syphilis Infection: Recommendation Statement. Ann Fam Med 2004; 2: 362-365.

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