Laboratory evaluation of oral fluid for syphilis screening among clinic users from Lima, Peru

Laboratory evaluation of oral fluid for syphilis screening among clinic users from Lima, Peru

ABSTRACT Serological tests for syphilis require equipment unavailable in many health centers; however, point-of-care testing facilitates rapid screening using finger-prick whole blood samples. A further improvement could be oral fluid for ease of use. We evaluated the performance of treponemal antib...

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Main Authors: Jazmin Qquellon, Silver K. Vargas, Francesca Vasquez, E. Michael Reyes-Diaz, Kelika A. Konda, Carlos F. Caceres, Jeffrey D. Klausner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
oral fluid
syphilis screening
rapid diagnostic tests
Peru
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01298-24
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