Treponema pallidum (etiologic agent of syphilis)

Test code: B0010 - Qualitative detection of Treponema pallidum by PCR

Utilities:

• Help confirm the disease causing agent
• Shorten the time required to confirm a clinical diagnosis of Treponema pallidum
• Help ensure that colonies are free of T. pallidum
• Early prevention of spread of T. pallidum among a facility
• Minimize human exposure to T. pallidum
• Safety monitoring of biological products that derive from primates

Specimen requirements:  0.5 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) or ACD (yellow top) tube, or 0.5 ml serum or CSF, or 0.5 ml fresh, frozen or fixed tissue, or vaginal swab or culture.

For specimen types other than those listed here, please call to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.

For all specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit. See shipping instructions for more information.

Turnaround time: 2 business days

Methodology: Qualitative polymerase chain reaction

Normal range: Nondetected