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Point-of-care screening for syphilis and HIV in the borderlands: challenges in implementation in the Brazilian Amazon
BACKGROUND: Point-of-care (POC) screening for HIV and syphilis using rapid testing was implemented in indigenous communities in the triple-border area of the Brazilian Amazon. We describe the context of the early introduction of POC screening, explore hindering and enabling factors for POC implement...
Autores principales: | Ruffinen, Carole Zen, Sabidó, Meritxell, Díaz-Bermúdez, Ximena Pamela, Lacerda, Marcus, Mabey, David, Peeling, Rosanna W., Benzaken, Adele Schwartz |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635608/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26541668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1155-y |
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