Treponemal antibodies are those that are:
a. produced against antigens of the organ-isms themselves.
b. produced by infected patients against components of mammalian cells.
c. produced by the organism that causes the systemic destruction of the disease.
d. also called reaginic antibodies.
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Classic serologic tests for treponematosis measure the presence of two types of antibodies: tre-ponemal and nontreponemal. Treponemal antibodies are produced against antigens of the organ-isms themselves, whereas nontreponemal antibodies, often called reaginic antibodies, are pro-duced by infected patients against components of mammalian cells.
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