The footprint of old syphilis: using a reverse screening algorithm for syphilis testing in a U.S. Geographic Information Systems-Based Community Outreach Program

The impact of syphilis reverse sequence screening has not been evaluated in community outreach. Using reverse sequence screening in neighborhoods identified with geographic information systems, we found that among 239 participants, 45 (19%) were seropositive. Of these, 3 (7%) had untreated syphilis,...

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Published in:	Sexually transmitted diseases Vol. 40; no. 11; p. 839
Main Authors:	Goswami, Neela D, Stout, Jason E, Miller, William C, Hecker, Emily J, Cox, Gary M, Norton, Brianna L, Sena, Arlene C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2013
Subjects:	Adult Algorithms Community-Institutional Relations Feasibility Studies Female Follow-Up Studies Geographic Information Systems Humans Male Mass Screening - methods North Carolina - epidemiology Sensitivity and Specificity Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis - epidemiology Syphilis Serodiagnosis - methods Treponema pallidum - isolation & purification North Carolina
ISSN:	1537-4521, 1537-4521
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