![Container: Serum gold top](/sites/default/files/styles/blood_test/public/blood_test/24.jpg?itok=zwsnxFWF)
Sample type: Clotted blood samples
Test name: Syphilis PCR
Confirmation testing - IgG and IgM
a.k.a. Syphilis full range
Condition / Indication: Primary chancre
Sample required: Lesion swab / vesicle fluid
Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number
Container: Serum gold top
Ideal volume (mL): 500µL
Discipline: Virology
Section: Manual serology
Turnaround time: 7 days - Confirmations
Method:
RPR, Liaison Automated serology testing, TPPA