Cost-effectiveness of rapid syphilis screening in prenatal HIV testing programs in Haiti.

New rapid syphilis tests permit simple and immediate diagnosis and treatment at a single clinic visit. We compared the cost-effectiveness, projected health outcomes, and annual cost of screening pregnant women using a rapid syphilis test as part of scaled-up prenatal testing to prevent mother-to-chi...

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Main Authors: Bruce R Schackman, Christopher P Neukermans, Sandy N Nerette Fontain, Claudine Nolte, Patrice Joseph, Jean W Pape, Daniel W Fitzgerald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-05-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1880854?pdf=render