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Syphilis serologies notes
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#Microbiology #Micro
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By Dr. Sara
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... nontreponemal #VDRL #titers
Syphilis serologies notes
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#syphilis #RPR #treponemal #serologies #nontreponemal #VDRL #titers #CSF #LP
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... nontreponemal #VDRL #titers
Syphilis serologic flowchart
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By Dr. Sara
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... nontreponemal #VDRL #titers
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Due to Viral infection ... Polyclonal - Viral Infection ... Cold agglutinin titer ... Check For: • Infections ... Polyclonal IgM post infectious
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Vasculitis • Infectious ... Myeloma/amyloid • Infectious ... venom from animal bites ... amiodarone, Alcohol • Infections ... Vasculitis) ANCA titers
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
streptococcal infection ... markedly raised ASO titre
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
a pattern and titer ... exam findings • Titer ... higher the ANA titer ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Infection
Newer Syphilis Reverse Algorithm 

The advent of newer, faster 
treponemal antibody tests have 
allowed high-throughput of
The titre is also ... untreated chronic infection ... previously treated infection ... vs. very early infection
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Hepatocellular: Viral infections ... , Autoantibody titres
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
I IgG antibody titer ... evidence of active infection