Treponema pallidum
- Useful for:
The Treponema pallidum test detects Treponema pallidum, a corkscrew-shaped spirochete bacterium responsible for the sexually transmitted infection syphilis, as well as nonvenereal diseases such as yaws and bejel.
- Method Name: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Other Common Names: N/A
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 6633
- Fasting or other requirements: Syphilis
- Specimen Type: Cervical Swab/Vaginal Swab/Urine/Semen
- Specimen Required Supplies: Dry Swab
- Specimen Volume: N/A
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: 2-3 working days
