Dual screen and confirm rapid test does not reduce overtreatment of syphilis in pregnant women living in a non-venereal treponematoses endemic region: a field evaluation among antenatal care attendees in Burkina Faso

OBJECTIVES: In resource-limited settings, screening pregnant women for syphilis using rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) is a key tool in the prevention of congenital syphilis. However, most syphilis RDTs detect only treponemal antibodies (T-RDT), meaning antibiotics may be provided unnecessarily to prev...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Langendorf, Céline, Lastrucci, Céline, Sanou-Bicaba, Isabelle, Blackburn, Kara, Koudika, Marie-Hortense, Crucitti, Tania
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
Clinical
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6824609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30580325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053722

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6824609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30580325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053722

Ejemplares similares