Clinic-based evaluation study of the diagnostic accuracy of a dual rapid test for the screening of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women in Nigeria.

Clinic-based evaluation study of the diagnostic accuracy of a dual rapid test for the screening of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women in Nigeria.

BACKGROUND:Screening pregnant women for HIV and syphilis is recommended by WHO in order to reduce mother-to-child transmission. We evaluated the field performance, feasibility, and acceptability of a dual rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for HIV and syphilis test in antenatal clinic settings in Nigeria....

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Main Authors: Ijaodola Olugbenga, Oyelade Taiwo, Maura Laverty, Evelyn Ngige, Chukwuma Anyaike, Rasheed Bakare, Veronica Ogunleye, Brandy L Peterson Maddox, Daniel R Newman, Harriet D Gliddon, Eugenia Ofondu, Stephen Nurse-Findlay, Melanie M Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6038984?pdf=render

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