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Metaanalysis of the Performance of a Combined Treponemal and Nontreponemal Rapid Diagnostic Test for Syphilis and Yaws

Background. The human treponematoses are important causes of disease. Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis remains a major cause of stillbirth and neonatal death. There are also almost 100 000 cases of endemic treponemal disease reported annually, predominantly yaws. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs...

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Main Authors: Marks, Michael, Yin, Yue-Ping, Chen, Xiang-Sheng, Castro, Arnold, Causer, Louise, Guy, Rebecca, Wangnapi, Regina, Mitjà, Oriol, Aziz, Abdul, Castro, Rita, da Luz Martins Pereira, Filomena, Taleo, Fasihah, Guinard, Jérôme, Bélec, Laurent, Tun, Ye, Bottomley, Christian, Ballard, Ronald C., Mabey, David C.W.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4981758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27217216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw348