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Syphilis - Blood

Source Blood
Mnemonic SYP
Specimen Requirements 1 x 3.5 mL gold top SST tube

1.0 mL  serum

For patients less than 18 months of age, collect at least 1 mL in a gold top SST tube. 
Specimen Handling
Additional Information Syphilis testing ordered on patients less than 18 months of age will be performed at Provincial Laboratory, not CLS Immunochemistry.
Testing Location Immunochemistry
Testing Frequency Weekdays
Alternate Name(s) RPR, Rapid Plasma Reagin, Treponema pallidum - Blood, VDRL
Reference Interval Negative