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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...
Autores principales: | Dassah, Edward Tieru, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Mayaud, Philippe |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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