Diagnostic performance of two rapid tests for syphilis screening in people living with HIV in Cali, Colombia.
Jonny Alejandro García LunaNelson Romero-RosasSebastian Alejandro Silva PeñaOscar Javier Oviedo SarmientoXimena Galindo OrregoWilliam Lenis QuinteroLuisa Consuelo PereaErnesto Martínez BuitragoLyda OsorioJuan Carlos SalazarAdrian D SmithNeal AlexanderPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The studied RDTs have an excellent performance in PLWH to screen for syphilis and potentially for active syphilis, yet Determine performs better on sera than CB. Patient characteristics and potential difficulties operators may face in acquiring enough blood volume from finger pricks should be considered for the implementation and the interpretation of RDTs.