Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of a rapid immunochromatographic test and the rapid plasma reagin test for antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Montoya, Pablo J ^a   Lukehart, Sheila A ^b   Brentlinger, Paula E ^b   Blanco, Ana J ^a   Floriano, Florencia ^a   Sairosse, Josefa ^c   Gloyd, Stephen ^b  

^a HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Mozambique Ministry of Health   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Mozambique (source: MeSH, NLM); Prenatal diagnosis; Syphilis serodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH MONITORING; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOZAMBIQUE; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAGIN TEST; SCREENING TEST; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY-ABSORPTION TEST; HUMANS; MOZAMBIQUE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAGENT STRIPS; REAGINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 33244467693     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.04.018663     Document Type: Article

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