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What do treponemal tests detect?

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Detect antibodies directed against the T. pallidum organism or against specific treponemal antigens.

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Are treponemal tests easy to perform?

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No, treponemal tests are more difficult to perform and time-consuming.

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What type of antibodies are predominantly found in early or untreated early latent syphilis?

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predominantly IgM antibodies.

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What follows the early immune response to T. pallidum infection?

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ppearance of IgG antibodies, which soon become predominant.

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When is the greatest elevation in IgG concentration seen?

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in secondary syphilis.

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What is the Treponema Pallidum Immobilization Test (TPI)?

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The TPI uses patient serum with live, actively motile T. pallidum extracted from testicular chancre of rabbit and complement.

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positive TPI

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Positive: >50% of treponemes are immobilized.

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negative TPI

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Negative: If fewer than 20% are immobilized.

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doubtful TPI

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Doubtful: Ranges 20 - 50% are immobilized.

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What is the principle of the Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption Test (FTA-ABS)?

FId

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indirect immunofluorescence

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What is nonpathogenic treponemes in FTA-ABS

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Reiter

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What happens to the patient serum in the FTA-ABS test?

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The patient serum is heat-inactivated and treated with a sorbent to remove cross-reactivity with treponemes other than T. pallidum.

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How is the intensity of fluorescence reported in the FTA-ABS test?

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green color is reported on a scale of 0 to 4.

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reactive FTA-ABS

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Reactive: 2+ to 4+.

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negative FTA-ABS

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Negative: No fluorescence.

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FTA-ABS test is minimally reactive

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If minimally reactive (1+), the test must be repeated with a second specimen drawn in 1 to 2 weeks.

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what strain of T.pallidum is fixed to slides that is used for the test?

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Nichol

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TPHA test (TPHA (T. pallidum hemagglutination assay)

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uses tanned sheep RBCs coated with antigen from the Nichols strain.

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TAPA test? TAPA (T. pallidum particle agglutination assay)

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uses gel particles sensitized with T. pallidum sonicate.

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MHA-TP (micro hemagglutination assay for T. pallidum)

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using formalinized, tanned sheep RBCs sensitized with antigen from the Nichols strain.

performed using microtiter plates

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HATTS (Hemagglutination Treponemal test for Syphilis)

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using glutaraldehyde stabilized turkey RBC.

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What is the MONOSPOT TEST?

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A rapid differential slide test that uses horse RBCs as an indicator.

More sensitive compared to the Davidson differential test.

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positive result in the MONOSPOT TEST?

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Dark clumps against a blue-green background, distributed uniformly throughout the test circle.

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negative result in the MONOSPOT TEST?

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No agglutination but may have fine granularity against a brown-tan background.

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What is MONOTEST?
A test using ox hemolysin with ox RBCs and classical methods like 2% sheep RBCs.
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What is the role of papain in the MONOTEST?
Papain destroys IM receptors and treated Sheep RBCs
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Anti-VCA?
Produced by infected B cells and found in the cytoplasm, ## Footnote Can persist for life.
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detectable early in infection, but low conc. and disappears within 2 to 4 months.
Anti-VCA IgM
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Where is Anti-EA found?
In the nucleus and cytoplasm of B cells, strongly indicating active infection.
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What is Anti-EBNA?
Found in the nucleus of all EBV-infected cells absent or barely detectable during acute IM. ## Footnote Anti-EBNA IgG appears during the convalescent period.
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EBV-Associated IM in the acute phase (0-3 months)?
Specific: VCA IgM: Pos, VCA IgG: Po EA (D or R): Pos/Neg EBNA: Neg. Non-specific: Heterophile IgM: Pos
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EBV-Associated IM in the recent phase (3-12 months)?
Specific: VCA IgM: Pos VCA IgG: Pos EA (D or R): Pos/Neg EBNA: Pos. Non-specific: Heterophile IgM: Neg
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EBV-Associated IM in the past phase (>12 months)?
Specific: VCA IgM: Neg VCA IgG: Pos EA (D or R): Neg EBNA: Pos. Non-specific: Heterophile IgM: Neg
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What is infectious mononucleosis?
An acute infectious disease of the Reticuloendothelial system caused by EBV.
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What are the target cells for infectious mononucleosis?
C3d receptor (CD21).
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Kissing dse or Glandular fever
Infectious Mononucleosis
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What is the mode of transmission for infectious mononucleosis?
Intimate contact with salivary secretion from an infected individual.
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What are the manifestations of infectious mononucleosis?
High WBC count (leukocytosis); Differential count (>50% lymphocytes); Increased WBC with >10% atypical lymphocytes (Downey cells); Presence of heterophile antibodies.
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What is significant about heterophile antibodies in serologic tests of IM?
A titer of 1:56 or greater is clinically significant in patients with suspected infectious mononucleosis.
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What is a titer?
The highest dilution of serum that still shows a positive result.
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What is the Paul-Bunnel test?
A screening test/ presumptive hemagglutination test that measures total heterophile antibodies using sheep RBCs.
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What does the presence of agglutination in the Paul-Bunnel test indicate?
A positive reaction of heterophile antibodies.
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What types of heterophile antibodies can be detected if there is agglutination?
1. Antibodies to Forsmann antigen 2. Antibodies in serum sickness 3. Antibodies in infectious mononucleosis.
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What is the Davidsohn differential test?
A test that involves adsorption with guinea pig cells, beef and Ox RBCs to differentiate types of heterophile antibodies.
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What are the steps in the Davidsohn differential test?
1. Adsorption 2. Addition of indicator cells (Sheep RBCs) 3. Interpretation for agglutination with sheep RBC
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What is Hepatitis?
Inflammation of the liver.
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What is Falminant Hepatitis?
Term applied when the number of hepatocytes destroyed is so few that they cannot maintain basic liver function.
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What is Hepatitis A (HAV)?
Non-enveloped, icosahedral, ssRNA virus from the family PicoRNAviridae.
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What is the mode of transmission (MOT) for Hepatitis A?
Fecal-oral.
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What are the diagnostic markers for Hepatitis A?
HAV Ag and Anti-HAV antibodies.
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What specimen is used to detect HAV Ag?
Stool.
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What specimen is used to detect Anti-HAV?
Serum.
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What is Hepatitis B (HBV)?
A virus from the family Hepadnaviridae (dsDNA) that exists in three forms: spherical particle, filamentous form, and Dane particle.
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What is the mode of transmission (MOT) for Hepatitis B?
Parenteral, sexual, perinatal.
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What are the HBV markers?
HBSAg HBeAg HBcAg
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What is the earliest detectable HBV marker?
HBsAg.
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What is the lifelong marker antibodies for HBV?
Anti-HBc.
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What does the presence of Anti-HBc IgM indicate?
Acute phase marker.
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What does the presence of Anti-HBc IgG indicate?
Chronic phase marker
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Dane particle?
It represents the virion and is seen in blood, semen, urine, colostrum, and other body fluids.
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What is the mortality rate associated with chronic Hepatitis B?
Less than 1.2%.
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How many % in chronic hepatitis (HBV)
5-1%
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Anti-EA found in nucleus and cytoplasm of B cells
EA-D
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Found as a mass only in cytoplasm
EA-R
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Does not appear until a px has entered the convalescent period
Anti-EBNA IgG
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What RBC is used in Paul-Bunnel Test
Sheep RBC
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Ab produced by one species and can infect other species
Heterophile Ab
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In Paul-Bunnel Test, serum is serially diluted
TRUE
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Endpoint titer in Paul-Bunnel
1:56
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IM, Serum sickness, Forssman-induced Sheep Horse
Are all +
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The only source of Ab with negative Beef RBC
Forssman-induced
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The only source of Ab with negative guinea pig kidney
IM
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Where are HAV located
primarily in cytoplasm of liver where it multiplies easily
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Infectious Hepatitis/ Short Incubation hepatitis
HAV
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More common in countries with low standard's of living
Poorman's hepatitis
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Marker of Acute Hepatitis A
IgM anti-HAV peaks during 1st month of illness
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produced as a result of natural infection or immunization
IgG anti-HAV
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predominant form seen in blood in dsDNA (HBV)
Spherical
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Slightly less common in dsDNA (HBV)
Filamentous
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represents the virion (least common)
Dane particle
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Serum hepatitis/ Long-incubation hepatitis
HBV
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Antigens of high infectivity, high vertical transmission
HBeAg
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Antigens not found in blood (only infected hepatocytes)
HBcAg
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Liver FNAB
HBcAg
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The only antibody detected in window phase
Anti-HBc
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Low infectivity marker (Low MOT) Convalescence
Anti-HBe
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Ab last to appear
Anti-HBS
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Immune state marker
Anti-HBS

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