Journal article
The cost‐effectiveness of 10 antenatal syphilis screening and treatment approaches in Peru, Tanzania, and Zambia
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) is frequently used to test women for maternal syphilis. Rapid syphilis immunochromatographic strip tests detecting only Treponema pallidum antibodies (single RSTs) or both treponemal and non-treponemal antibodies (dual RSTs) are now available. This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of algorithms using these tests to screen pregnant women.
METHODS: Observed costs of maternal syphilis screening and …
Authors
Terris‐Prestholt F; Vickerman P; Torres‐Rueda S; Santesso N; Sweeney S; Mallma P; Shelley KD; Garcia PJ; Bronzan R; Gill MM
Journal
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, Vol. 130, No. Suppl 1, pp. s73–s80
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.04.007
ISSN
0020-7292