Rapid diagnostic testing to improve access to screening for syphilis in prison

Rapid diagnostic testing to improve access to screening for syphilis in prison

ABSTRACT Objectives To assess the accuracy of on-site rapid treponemal test for syphilis diagnosis in women deprived of liberty in Bolivia. Material and methods Serological tests for syphilis were performed on 219 women deprived of liberty from the San Sebastián prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Syph...

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Main Authors: K Montaño, A Flores, M Villarroel-Torrico, N Cossio, A Salcedo-Meneses, C Valencia-Rivero, R Castro-Soto, G Gétaz-Jiménez, H Wolff, H Bermúdez-Paredes, L Gétaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
Series:Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
Subjects:
Syphilis
Serologic Tests
Reagent Strips
Diagnosis
Sensitivity And Specificity
Prisons
Vulnerable Populations
Women
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