Laboratory Identification
This bacterium can be detected with special stains, such as the Dieterle stain.
Treponema pallidum is also detected by serology, including nontreponemal VDRL, rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and treponemal antibody tests (FTA-ABS), Treponema pallidum immobilization reaction (TPI) and syphilis TPHA test).
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