Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil

We assessed the acceptability and operational suitability of a rapid point-of-care syphilis test and identified barriers to testing among high-risk groups and healthcare professionals in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Manaus, Brazil. Use of this test could considerably alleviate the imp...

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Autores principales: Sabidó, Meritxell, Benzaken, Adele S., Rodrigues, Ệnio José de Andrade, Mayaud, Philippe
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1504.081293
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author Sabidó, Meritxell
Benzaken, Adele S.
Rodrigues, Ệnio José de Andrade
Mayaud, Philippe
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description We assessed the acceptability and operational suitability of a rapid point-of-care syphilis test and identified barriers to testing among high-risk groups and healthcare professionals in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Manaus, Brazil. Use of this test could considerably alleviate the impact of syphilis in hard-to-reach populations in the Amazon region of Brazil.
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spelling pubmed-26714072009-05-21 Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil Sabidó, Meritxell Benzaken, Adele S. Rodrigues, Ệnio José de Andrade Mayaud, Philippe Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We assessed the acceptability and operational suitability of a rapid point-of-care syphilis test and identified barriers to testing among high-risk groups and healthcare professionals in a sexually transmitted infections clinic in Manaus, Brazil. Use of this test could considerably alleviate the impact of syphilis in hard-to-reach populations in the Amazon region of Brazil. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2671407/ /pubmed/19331762 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1504.081293 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Sabidó, Meritxell
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Rodrigues, Ệnio José de Andrade
Mayaud, Philippe
Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil
title Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil
title_full Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil
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title_full_unstemmed Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil
title_short Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Test for Syphilis in High-Risk Populations, Manaus, Brazil
title_sort rapid point-of-care diagnostic test for syphilis in high-risk populations, manaus, brazil
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671407/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19331762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1504.081293
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