Evaluation of rapid syphilis tests in KwaZulu-Natal

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-81

  Dlamini, Nomonde Ritta ^a   Phili, Rogerio ^a   Connolly, Cathy ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Rapid; Screening; Syphilis; Testing; Treponemal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEXAGON SYPHILIS TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; SD BIOLINE SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS RAPID TEST; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

RAPID; SCREENING; SYPHILIS; TESTING; TREPONEMAL;

FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TESTS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REAGINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84892484362     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.21647     Document Type: Article

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