Clinic-based evaluation study of the diagnostic accuracy of a dual rapid test for the screening of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women in Nigeria.
Ijaodola OlugbengaOyelade TaiwoMaura LavertyEvelyn NgigeChukwuma AnyaikeRasheed BakareVeronica OgunleyeBrandy L Peterson MaddoxDaniel R NewmanHarriet D GliddonEugenia OfonduStephen Nurse-FindlayMelanie M TaylorPublished in: PloS one (2018)
The SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo Test showed a high overall diagnostic accuracy for HIV and a high specificity for syphilis diagnosis in antenatal clinic settings. This study adds to a growing body of evidence that supports the clinic-based use of dual tests for HIV and syphilis among pregnant women.