The Trade-Off between Accuracy and Accessibility of Syphilis Screening Assays

The availability of rapid and sensitive methods to diagnose syphilis facilitates screening of pregnant women, which is one of the most cost-effective health interventions available. We have evaluated two screening methods in Tanzania: an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and a point-of-care test (POCT). We...

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Main Authors: Smit, Pieter W., Mabey, David, Changalucha, John, Mngara, Julius, Clark, Benjamin, Andreasen, Aura, Todd, Jim, Urassa, Mark, Zaba, Basia, Peeling, Rosanna W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3774815/