As syphilis cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease.
cases surge throughout the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first diagnostic at-home test to spot the bacterial disease.] antibodies in human blood," the FDA said in a news release. "Results from this type of test alone are not sufficient to diagnosePreventionAccording to the agency, the new self-administered NOWDiagnostics blood test can deliver a result within 15 minutes.
People who've been previously infected with syphilis will test positive on the at-home test, even if they were successfully treated, the FDA noted. That's one reason why follow-up in a clinic is so important. Like many diagnostic tests, the NOWDiagnostics screen can deliver false-positive results or false-negative results .
Again, confirmation of any NOWDiagnostics test result should come from a follow-up lab-based test, the agency said.
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