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English translation: Syphilis RPR


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06:00 Feb 2, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / specific assay for syphilis
Russian term or phrase: РИР
The text is not altogether legible. It may be PHP. It appears as follows among other tests for communicable diseases:

Сифилис РИР (микрореакция)

Thank you in advance.
Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 03:12
English translation:Syphilis RPR
Explanation:
Here is my best "educated guess": this must be "Syphilis RPR" aka "Rapid plasma reagin" test. The Russian doctor might simply transliterate the abbreviation (RPR = РПР).
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Natalie
Poland
Local time: 09:12
Grading comment
Thank you again, Natalie.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Syphilis RPR
Natalie
5 -2BGI test - bacterial growth inhibition
Vaddy Peters


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
BGI test - bacterial growth inhibition


Explanation:
РИР - реакция ингибиции роста бактерий

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-02-02 07:47:03 GMT)
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Evaluation of immunoglobulin M and G Western blot and ELISA for ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19387420 -
Samples showing reactivity with any of these methods were further tested by Western ... Murex, BGI, and InTec ELISA tests was 76.0%, 77.8%, 78.4%, and 80.1%, ... Syphilis/diagnosis*; Syphilis/epidemiology; Syphilis/immunology; Syphilis ...

Vaddy Peters
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Vaddy.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Alexander Vorobyev: The syphilis organism simply cannot be grown in any known culture media. BGI is not applicable to treponema infection diagnoctics.
10 mins

disagree  Natalie: Неприменимо в данном случае
3 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Syphilis RPR


Explanation:
Here is my best "educated guess": this must be "Syphilis RPR" aka "Rapid plasma reagin" test. The Russian doctor might simply transliterate the abbreviation (RPR = РПР).

Natalie
Poland
Local time: 09:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 465
Grading comment
Thank you again, Natalie.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Natalie. That was my thought, too!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cyhul
1 day21 hrs
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