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Performance of Syphilis Sentinel Surveillance in the context of endemic Treponematoses: experience from Ghana

BACKGROUND: Use of treponemal tests to screen for syphilis (caused by Treponema pallidum pallidum) poses challenges with infection status classification, especially in settings where other treponemal infections are endemic. This study aimed to determine the validity of the syphilis surveillance test...

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Autores principales: Dassah, Edward Tieru, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Mayaud, Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-2085-y