SERO BACTERIAL DISEASE

• CULTURE is Gold standard; reference methodology
• One of the confirmatory and Definitively identify the microorganism

  NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUE (NAAT)
• Caused by Treponema pallidum,

  SYPHILIS
• SYPHILIS is most commonly acquired through

  Sexual contact
• This stage of syphilis has HARD CHANCRE in the genital area

  PRIMARY STAGE
• Primary stage of syphilis is examined in?

  under dark field microscope
• BEST STAGE TO DO SEROLOGY for syphilis

  Secondary stage
• stage of syphilis Characterized by generalized RASH and LESIONS

  secondary stage