{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Answers from the Lab","title":"Syphilis Testing Updates: Elitza Theel, Ph.D.","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/afacaf29\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1147,"description":"In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by Elitza Theel, Ph.D., director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, to follow up on the syphilis epidemic and discuss updated testing recommendations.\nSpecific topics of discussion include:\nBackground information on syphilis and the epidemic occurring in the United States.\nThe report recently published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with updated laboratory recommendations for syphilis testing.\nThe different testing methods used to diagnose syphilis.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jhRCftFebxnTMwoIbA_WoqrSKwFRD_Y2kbh0JDjhx14/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lYjNj/ZDc0NTE0MWNlOWRl/YzRiN2Q3NDg2Mjg5/YWE4MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}