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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-05-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1880854?pdf=render |