Possible False RPR Reactivity with BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total & RPR Test Kit

COLA Inc. is engaged with the CDC’s Laboratory Outreach Communication System (LOCS) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to transmit their public health messages to our laboratories and affiliates. You can find more details by clicking on the links below: 

On December 20, 2021, the CDC announced that the FDA has alerted clinical laboratory staff and healthcare providers that false reactive (also called “false positive”) Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR; non-treponemal) test results can occur when using the Bio-Rad Laboratories BioPlex 2200 Syphilis Total and RPR Test Kit.