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What Does the following test Result Indicate? 

Component     Your Value     Standard Range VDRL     Nonreactive       Reference range: NONREACTIVE The VDRL is a non-treponemal-specific test; therefore, a treponemal-specific confirmatory test should be performed unless prior syphilis infection has been documented for this patient.
Mon, 20 Mar 2017
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Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic!
I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns.

VDRL is a screening test for syphilis. VDRL is not a very much sensitive and it can cause false negative results(Condition in which test shows negative results even though you have disease).
The given test result is negative for syphilis,but you had a past history of syphilis it could be a false negative result. So we have to do a more sensitive tests like TPHA or FTA-ABS which are treponemal specific and confirmatory test for syphilis.

Hope I have answered your query.
Wishing you good health.

Regards.
Dr.Shinas Hussain
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What Does the following test Result Indicate? 

Hello, Thanks for trusting Healthcaremagic! I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns. VDRL is a screening test for syphilis. VDRL is not a very much sensitive and it can cause false negative results(Condition in which test shows negative results even though you have disease). The given test result is negative for syphilis,but you had a past history of syphilis it could be a false negative result. So we have to do a more sensitive tests like TPHA or FTA-ABS which are treponemal specific and confirmatory test for syphilis. Hope I have answered your query. Wishing you good health. Regards. Dr.Shinas Hussain