Field evaluation of two point-of-care tests for syphilis among men who have sex with men, Verona, Italy.

Antonella ZorziMaddalena CordioliLorenzo GiosPaola Del BravoIgor ToskinRosanna W PeelingKarel BlondeelGiuseppe CornagliaJames KiarieRonald BallardMassimo Mirandola

Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2018)

The diagnostic performance of the syphilis POCTs was lower than expected; however, considering the prevalence of syphilis among MSM, POCTs should be recommended to improve syphilis detection among MSM.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus
hepatitis c virus
loop mediated isothermal amplification
hiv infected