DEAR DR. ROACH: In October 2018 I was treated for syphilis, and had a VDRL titer of 1:128. A few months later, the titer was 1:8, but has stayed at 1:8 since then. Why hasn’t it gone down? — Y ...

Syphilis has had a major effect on several at-risk populations over time. Since 2000, for example, the increase in rates of primary and secondary syphilis in the United States has been largely ...

A sharply rising reagin titer is usually found in very recently acquired syphilis, a stationary titer indicates a syphilitic infection of some duration, and a falling titer without treatment ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In October 2018 I was treated for syphilis, and had a VDRL titer of 1:128. A few months later, the titer was 1:8, but has stayed at 1:8 since then. Why hasn’t it gone down?– Y ...

Martin Tombe, MB, ChB . Response from David R. Haburchak, MD, FACP. A significant and continuing drop (4-fold or less) in VDRL titer is expected as a traditional test of cure for treated syphilis ...

Data from a large study of syphilis indicate a high rate of neurosyphilis in HIV-infected patients with a CD4-cell count less than or equal to 350 or a serum RPR titer greater than or equal to 1:32.

Dear Dr. Roach: In October 2018 I was treated for syphilis, and had a VDRL titer of 1:128. A few months later, the titer was 1:8, but has stayed at 1:8 since then. Why hasn’t it gone down?

Higher rapid plasma reagin, or RPR, titers at diagnosis and a diagnosis made in more recent years are associated with serological treatment response in patients living with HIV who are diagnosed ...

The diagnosis of syphilis is often delayed in HIV-positive patients, as it is characterized by a wide range of symptoms that may not be recognized as infection with Treponema pallidum, according ...