The development and validation of dried blood spots for external quality assurance of syphilis serology

The development and validation of dried blood spots for external quality assurance of syphilis serology

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Syphilis causes up to 1,500,000 congenital syphilis cases annually. These could be prevented if all pregnant women were screened, and those with syphilis treated with a single dose of penicillin before 28 weeks gestation. In recent y...

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Main Authors: Smit Pieter W, van der Vlis Thomas, Mabey David, Changalucha John, Mngara Julius, Clark Benjamin D, Andreasen Aura, Todd Jim, Urassa Mark, Zaba Basia, Peeling Rosanna W
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dried blood spots
Syphilis
<it>Treponema pallidum</it>
DBS
Sensitivity
Evaluation
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/102

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