<prompt> All are true about FTA-ABS in Syphilis, except:FTA - ABS becomes negative after treatmentPresent in secondary syphilisIt is a specific testMay be positive in Lymes disease  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., FTA-ABS becomes negative after treatmentRef: Ananthanarayan, 9the, p. 370,375 and 8the, p. 376-377; Harrison, 18the, p. 1385, 17the, p. 1043, 19the, p. 1132Specific treponemal tests FTA-ABS, TPHA, TPI are of little value as indicators of clinical cure, as they tend to remain positive in spite of treatment because of it. Specific tests are not used in monitoring of the treatment. VDRL or RPR can be used for treatment monitoring as specific tests remain positive reactive after the treatment. 