Performance of syndromic management for the detection and treatment of genital Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Trichomonas vaginalis among women attending antenatal, well woman and sexual health clinics in Papua New Guinea: a cross-sectional study.
Lisa M VallelyPamela TolimanClaire RyanGlennis RaiJohanna WaplingJosephine GabuzziJoyce AllenChristine OpaGloria MunnullPetronia KaimaBenny KombukAntonia KumbiaZure KombatiGreg LawAngela Kelly-HankuHandan WandPeter M SibaGlen D L MolaJohn M KaldorAndrew John VallelyPublished in: BMJ open (2017)
The performance of syndromic management for the detection and treatment of genital chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomonas was poor among women in different clinical settings in PNG. New diagnostic strategies are needed to control these infections and to prevent their adverse health outcomes in PNG and other high-burden countries.