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What Does A Reactive VDRL Test Report Indicate?

Hi. Last 2011 i try to apply for work abroad.. then j got my medical result saying that my VDRL is reactive then i get second opinion but the result is negative.. today i am currently applying for a waitress to qatar and got medical then the result is Reactive VDRL.. what should be the cause of it? My mother say when she was pregnant with me she got missels .. if its possible that it was transmitted to me .. or it is the cause for having a VDRL reactive? Pls help me ..thank you.
Mon, 8 Jan 2018
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hi sir....about your question i would like to tell you that vdrl test used for diagnosis of syphylis.....vdrl test say that you have abs for syphylis ...but you must know that doesnot diagnostic...as you may had syphylis in the past and now you have abs for it.....especially if you dont have symptoms of it.....so i want you to be calm with that as we dont depend on vdrl alone...there is confirmatory test for vdrl test that says if you have infection now that confirmatory test is called ( TPHA test or FTA abs test )...the other part of your question about missels no relation of it with vdrl test .......briefly you need not to warry if you have no symptoms of syphylis as fever sorethroat and genital sores or chancre...........wish that i helped you...thanks for contacting us
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What Does A Reactive VDRL Test Report Indicate?

hi sir....about your question i would like to tell you that vdrl test used for diagnosis of syphylis.....vdrl test say that you have abs for syphylis ...but you must know that doesnot diagnostic...as you may had syphylis in the past and now you have abs for it.....especially if you dont have symptoms of it.....so i want you to be calm with that as we dont depend on vdrl alone...there is confirmatory test for vdrl test that says if you have infection now that confirmatory test is called ( TPHA test or FTA abs test )...the other part of your question about missels no relation of it with vdrl test .......briefly you need not to warry if you have no symptoms of syphylis as fever sorethroat and genital sores or chancre...........wish that i helped you...thanks for contacting us