A patient in the sexually transmitted infection clinic has a positive Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)test,but no chancre is visible on assessment. The nurse will plan to send specimens for

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Because false positives are common with VDRL and RPR testing,FTA-Abs testing is recommended to confirm a diagnosis of syphilis. Gram staining is used for other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)such as gonorrhea and Chlamydia and cytologic studies are used to detect abnormal cells (e.g.,neoplastic cells).

A Patient in the Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic Has a Positive