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A VDRL reactive mother gave bih to an infant. All of the following would help in determining the risk of transmission to the infant, Except

A
TPHA test on the serum sample of the mother
B
TPHA test on the serum sample of the infant
C
VDRL on the paired serum sample of the infant and mother
D
Time interval between the treatment of the mother and her delivery
High-Yield Explanation
Positive TPHA mother is responsible for transmission of infection to the infant In infants, no test (even TPHA) can show the difference between asymptomatic infected and noninfected. VDRL -- detect antibody titer raised in both infants and mother suggests the transmission 4 weeks before delivery treatment should be completed so time interval is the impoant factor. Ref: Ananthanarayana textbook of Microbiology 9th edition Pgno : 374

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