Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinic-based evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests for the screening of HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men, sex workers and pregnant women

IntroductionDual point-of-care tests (POCTs) for detecting antibodies to HIV and syphilis have been developed for use with venous whole blood, serum/plasma or finger-prick capillary whole blood. Several tests are commercially available showing encouraging performance compared with ‘gold-standard’ re...

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Published in:	BMJ open Vol. 10; no. 11; p. e044479
Main Authors:	Cordioli, Maddalena, Gios, Lorenzo, Mirandola, Massimo, Zorzi, Antonella, Barbara, Christopher, Padovese, Valeska, Hançali, Amina, Oumzi, Hicham, Caceres, Carlos, Vargas, Silver, Kularatne, Ranmini, Mwima, Simon, Kyambadde, Peter, Huber, Jorg, Peeling, Rosanna, Sawyer, Alexandra, Sherriff, Nigel, Vera, Jaime, Ballard, Ronald, Blondeel, Karel, Kiarie, James, Thwin, Soe Soe, Toskin, Igor
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 26.11.2020 BMJ Publishing Group LTD BMJ Publishing Group
Series:	Protocol
Subjects:	Adolescent Automation Diagnostic tests Enzymes Female Gays & lesbians HIV HIV & AIDS HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology Homosexuality, Male Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunoassay Infections Infectious Diseases Laboratories Male Medical research Mens health Point of care testing Pregnancy Pregnant Women Prospective Studies Public health Serology Sex industry Sex Workers Sexual and Gender Minorities Sexual health Syphilis Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis - epidemiology Womens health HIV & AIDS public health infectious diseases
ISSN:	2044-6055, 2044-6055
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