Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  García, Patricia J ^a,b   Cárcamo, César P ^a   Chiappe, Marina ^a   Valderrama, Maria ^a   La Rosa, Sayda ^a   Holmes, King K ^b   Mabey, David C W ^c   Peeling, Rosanna W ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PERU; POINT OF CARE TESTING; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS RAPID TEST; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PENICILLINS; PERU; POINT-OF-CARE TESTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; SYPHILIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84879487815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066905     Document Type: Article

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