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Recommendations when to order or not order the test. May include related or preferred tests.
Not an optimal confirmation test. Treponema pallidum Antibody by TP-PA (0050777) is preferred.
New York DOH Approval Status
Indicates whether a test has been approved by the New York State Department of Health.
This test is New York state approved.
Specimen Required
Patient PreparationInstructions patient must follow before/during specimen collection.
CollectSpecimen type to collect. May include collection media, tubes, kits, etc.
Serum separator tube.
Specimen PreparationInstructions for specimen prep before/after collection and prior to transport.
Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.4 mL)
Storage/Transport TemperaturePreferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to ARUP. See Stability for additional info.
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable ConditionsCommon conditions under which a specimen will be rejected.
CSF, plasma, or other body fluids. Contaminated, hemolyzed, or severely lipemic specimens.
RemarksAdditional specimen collection, transport, or test submission information.
StabilityAcceptable times/temperatures for specimens. Times include storage and transport time to ARUP.
After separation from cells: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 1 year (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles)
Methodology
Process(es) used to perform the test.
Qualitative Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)
Performed
Days of the week the test is performed.
Sun-Sat
Reported
Expected turnaround time for a result, beginning when ARUP has received the specimen.
1-4 days
Reference Interval
Normal range/expected value(s) for a specific disease state. May also include abnormal ranges.
Test Number
Components
Reference Interval
T.Pallidum Ab, IgG (FTA-ABS)
Nonreactive
Interpretive Data
May include disease information, patient result explanation, recommendations, or details of testing.
Compliance Category
FDA
Note
Additional information related to the test.
The Fluorescent Treponema Antibody (FTA) is recommended for follow-up of reactive nontreponemal tests for syphilis, and as a single test in patients suspected of late syphilis. The FTA may be used to resolve discrepancies between laboratory results and clinical impressions. FTA tests for syphilis may be falsely positive in some cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, pregnancy, and leprosy.
Can be used to provide additional evidence of neurosyphilis when VDRL-CSF test results are reactive.
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Aliases
Other names that describe the test. Synonyms.
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption Test
Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody, Serum, IgG
FTA, Serum
FTA-ABS
Syphilis Ab FTA-ABS
T pallidum Ab FTA-ABS
Treponema Antibody, Serum
Treponema pallidum Antibody FTA-ABS, Serum
Treponema pallidum Antibody, IgG by IFA (FTA-ABS), Serum
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