Medicine:Porges-Meier reaction

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Short description: Test to diagnose syphilis
Porges-Meier reaction
Medical diagnostics
PurposeTest in the diagnosis of syphilis

Porges-Meier reaction is a precipitation test used in the diagnosis of syphilis.[1] It is an early flocculation test for syphilis. It is named for Georg Meier and Otto Porges ({{{2}}}).

Background

Precipitate formation takes place in a serum by the addition of a solution of sodium glycocholate. This reaction, according to Otto Porges, only occurs in syphilis.[2]

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