Audit of laboratory diagnostic methods for syphilis in England and Wales

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-91

  Amin, A K ^a   Manuel, R J ^a,b   Ison, C A ^c   Woodham, R ^a,b   Shemko, M ^d   Maguire, H ^e,f   Giraudon, I ^e   Forde, J ^e   Gillespie, S H ^b,d  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b HPA Microbiology Services Colindale   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e North West London Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^f ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TURNAROUND TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; TIME FACTORS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; WALES;

EID: 65649120431     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.033159     Document Type: Article

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