Performance and costs of a rapid syphilis test in an urban population at high risk for sexually transmitted infections

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 118-122

  Gianino, Maria Michela ^a   Dal Conte, I ^a   Sciole K ^a   Galzerano, M ^a   Castelli, L ^b   Zerbi, R ^a   Arnaudo, I ^a   Di Perri, G ^a   Renga, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Rapid test; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 43149097599     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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