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Treponema pallidum

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Treponema pal·li·dum (pl-dm)
n.
A spirochete that causes syphilis in humans.

Treponema pallidum,
an actively motile, slender spirochetal organism that causes syphilis.

trephine (trefēn´),
n a circle-cutting surgical instrument designed to remove a circumscribed portion of tissue. It permits the insertion of the heads of intramucosal inserts into the tissue.
Treponema
n a genus of schizomycetes composed of parasitic and pathogenic spiral microorganisms.
Treponema microdentium,
n a species found in the normal oral cavity.
Treponema mucosum,
n a species found in periodontal infections in man.
Treponema pallidum,
n the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans.
Treponema vincentii,
n a spirochete associated with acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

Treponema pallidum
Infectious disease The spirochete that causes syphilis Epidemiology 9000 cases/yrs–US, primarily in the SE US. See FTA-ABS, Syphilis, TORCH. Cf Pinta, Yaws.


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Syphilis is caused by a spirochete, Treponema pallidum.
Pathogenesis Syphilis is caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
Syphilis was diagnosed by using the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) (Becton Dickinson, Mountain View, CA) and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination (TPHA) (Sanofi Pasteur, Chaska, MN) tests.
 
 
 
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