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In pregnant females, vertical transmission can result in stillbirths and serious sequelae for the fetus. Syphilis serology is primarily used to make the diagnosis, but the testing platforms and confirmatory tests are often centralized; therefore, the time to a result is usually more than 2 days. Most affected populations in the current outbreaks can be transient and easily lost to follow up. Therefore, rapid testing can assist with timely detection, treatment, and linkage to care. We evaluated the performance of the INSTI Multiplex HIV-1\/2 Syphilis rapid test, using a large panel of negative and confirmed positive sera with varying rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titers. Sera with RPR titers of 1:8 and greater consistently gave a positive rapid test result (93.8%\u2013100%; 95% CI: 82.5%\u2013100%), whereas samples with RPR titers of 1:2 and lower were often negative (7.6%\u201356.5%). Rapid test positive samples generally had a syphilis CMIA S\/CO ratio of 19.78 and higher, although there was no specific ratio that separated all positive from negative rapid results. In infectious syphilis, RPR titers are often 1:8 and greater and should be reliably detected with this rapid test (accuracy 97.2%), thereby supporting immediate treatment and linkage to care with a high level of confidence. 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