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Can you detect syphilis in route cd4 count test?

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Recommended: Syphilis testing has been present for years. CD-4 measures non-specific T cells. Specific testing includes: archaic VDRL, RPR, FTA both in blood and spinal fluid

Answered 12/4/2020

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Not a syphilis test: CD4 count says nothing about syphilis. If concerned you might have syphilis or perhaps exposed, you need a proper syphilis blood test.

Answered 12/6/2020

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