VDRL is a type of: September 2010
Ans. B: Slide flocculation test Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Test is a slide flocculation test employed in the diagnosis of syphilis. Since the antigen used in this test is cardiolipin, which is a lipoidal extracted from beef hea, it is not a specific test. This test is also classified as non-specific or non-treponemal or standard test. The antibodies reacting with cardiolipin antibodies have been traditionally (but incorrectly) termed "regain".
Indirect hemagglutination test
Slide flocculation test
Gel precipitation test
None of the above
Slide flocculation test