VDRL test
Blood serology exam
A VDRL test is a blood test used to screen for syphilis.
The name stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, where the test was developed.
It detects antibodies that the body produces in response to syphilis infection, though false positives can occur with other conditions.
The doctor ordered a VDRL test as part of the routine prenatal screening.
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- blood drawExtracting blood for testing
- syphilisSpirochete-caused venereal infection
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- flocculationParticles clumping into aggregates
Wassermann test · antigens · positive result · microscopy · sample collection · Treponema pallidum · lab work · epidemiology · contact tracing · sexual contact · HIV/AIDS · gonorrhea · false positive · chlamydia · chancre · immune response · titer · STD
- immunoassaysantigen test, lateral flow test, EIA, Wassermann test, neutralization
- syphilissyphilis, Treponema pallidum, tertiary syphilis, congenital syphilis, chancre