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 |
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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2025-01-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01298-24 |
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