Bret Baier was born on August 4, 1970, in Rumson, New Jersey as William Bret Baier.
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test. The RPR test also detects syphilis antibodies by means of analysis of a blood sample drawn from the vein in the arm. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test. This is a newer blood test that check for antibodies to the bacteria that cause syphilis.
Successful treatment of primary and secondary syphilis should be followed by a fourfold decline in RPR/VDRL titer over the next three to six months.29 Nontreponemal test titers may decline slower than fourfold over three to six months in patients who were reinfected with syphilis.