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Chronic False positive RPR HELP!!
I am a 34 year old male and began yearly RPR testing for a new job 5 years ago. The first year I had a reactive rpr 1:1 titer and negative FTA-ABS Doc said not to worry about it as its just a false positive. Second year of testing same deal. 1:1 titer again. Doctor said again not to worry about it that some people are just like that. I opted out of the RPR for year 3 and year 4 was non reactive. This year is the 5th year and I have a titer of 1:2. I have not had syphilis that I know of but have had Gonorrhea to which I was treated with 2g azithromycin, 500MG cipro, 1g Rocephine injection. That was approx 4 years prior to the first rpr(so about 9 years ago). I have had vaccinations for typhoid and yellow fever. I have also traveled to approximately 70 countries on 6 continents and could have been exposed to any array of bacteria or viruses. Negative HIV test several years ago and haven't had risky exposure since. Doctors keep telling me not to worry, but when I research online there are a list of diseases that cause chronic BFP with the RPR. Can anyone shed some reasonable light on this? WHat can I do? What should I realistically be worried about?
Did you ever figure this out? I've never had syphilis and just tested reactive 1:1 - I would love to know what you figured out..
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