Hello Can an antibiotic affect a Tpha test or Clia test?
There was a high-risk contact with a prostitute.
21 days later, I took Doxycilin 100 two times a day,for 10 days.
Because of other symptoms, I had a syphilis clia test done 48 days after the risk contact. Negativ.
56 days after risk contact, I did a Tpha test with a urologist, which was also negative.
A swab from the urethra detected bacteria, which is why I was given cefpodoxime 200 mg twice a day for 5 days on day 60 after contact.
Now my lymph nodes are swollen and I am losing my head, beard and chest hair.These are very easy to pull out in some places, which I have never seen before. That's why I did another syphilis clia test on the 67th day, i.e. in the 10th week. He was negative again.
12 weeks after the sexual contact (2.5 weeks after the last antibiotic) I did another Clia screening test. He was also negative.
I am very worried and wonder when I will be able to rule out syphilis 100 percent, despite the symptoms.
Is it possible that the antibiotic therapies may have affected the syphilis tests and that they are therefore false negatives?