Syphilis antibodies cannot be detected by screening tests for three months after contracting the STI, and after possible exposure, individuals should consider being treated as if [assumed] positive according to SF City Clinic Mind-Body Counselor Luke Adams.
Those who may have had exposure to syphilis can get the same treatment as those who have a detectable level of syphilis antibodies or actual symptoms like sores, chancres.
Among the list of those willing to treat people who may have been exposed include, "[San Francisco] Magnet, City Clinic or any competent doctor," Adams said.
The treatment is a dose of antibiotics that can be administered by pill or by shot.
Syphilis is a bacterial infection transmitted through direct contact with another individual, usually during vaginal, anal or oral sex.
A rapid plasma reagin [RPR], venereal disease research laboratory [VDLR] are common tests used to screen for syphilis, however, are ineffective and will not yield positive results during the first three months after contracting the STI.
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