VDRL analysis
VDRL, the abbreviation for the venereal disease research laboratory, is the syphilis detection test, known as the test or examination of syphilis, by measuring so-called antibodies – a type of protein that defends the body against Which are produced by the immune system when the body is exposed to the bacteria causing the disease, which is called Trebina pallidum (Treponema pallidum). This is due to the appearance of certain symptoms, such as: the appearance of some ulcers, as well as some symptoms similar to those associated with syphilis.
How to Perform Analysis
This analysis is performed by drawing a blood sample through the vein in the arm or a sample of spinal fluid, and does not require the person to fast or agree to take some types of drugs, as the result appears after sending the sample within three to five days, It is routinely requested as a prenatal care during pregnancy, and in many countries it is required to perform this prenuptial analysis.
Indicators of VDRL analysis results
If the result of this analysis is negative, it means that the presence of antibodies to the body by the body, have been seen in the sample drawn blood, and thus this indicates that the result is normal, and the abnormal result is the presence of evidence through this analysis reveals the incidence of syphilis, The use of abnormal outcome analysis (FTA-ABS), the most specific syphilis test, to obtain clearer and specific results.
Obstacles to detect syphilis
Obstacles to the detection of syphilis through vDRL analysis. Some diseases that make it difficult to detect the disease by analysis or may indicate some erroneous results, such as HIV, certain types of pneumonia, malaria and systemic lupus erythematosus. Other tests are carried out in addition to VDRL analysis to determine the incidence of syphilis if there is a false or inaccurate negative result. These analyzes facilitate the early detection of the disease. Syphilis is easily treated but can cause serious health problems if It is not treated, and the disease is transmitted to the fetus by the mother and this means fatal fatal consequences for the fetus.