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The Footprint of Old Syphilis

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In Brief The impact of syphilis reverse sequence screening has not been evaluated in community outreach. Using reverse sequence screening in neighborhoods identified with geographic information systems, we found that among 239 participants, 45 (19%) were seropositive. Of these, 3 (7%) had untreated syphilis, 33 (73%) had previously treated syphilis infection, and 9 (20%) had negative nontreponemal test results. Implementing the reverse screening algorithm for syphilis testing in a community-based outreach program identified 19% seropositivity and 7% untreated syphilis, as well as a high prevalence of previously treated syphilis infection.

Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000025