Evaluation of Rapid Syphilis Testing Using the Syphilis Health Check in Florida, 2015–2016

The Syphilis Health Check (SHC) had low estimated specificity (91.5%) in one Florida county. We investigated use of SHC by a range of Florida publicly-funded programs between 2015 and 2016 to estimate specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), field staff acceptance, and impacts on programmatic o...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Richards, James Matthias, Charlotte Baker, Craig Wilson, Thomas A Peterman, C Perry Brown, Matthew Dutton, Yussif Dokurugu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of North Florida 2019-08-01
Series:Florida Public Health Review
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=fphr