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If a patient had a negative result with a non-treponemal test for syphilis more than six months after the tissue was implanted, do they also need to have a treponemal test?

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If a patient had a negative result with a non-treponemal test for syphilis more than six months after the tissue was implanted, do they also need to have a treponemal test?

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No. A negative non-treponemal performed six months or more after the tissue was implanted would indicate that it is very unlikely that the recipient contracted syphilis from an implanted tissue.