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Laboratory Evaluation of Three Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Dual Detection of HIV and Treponema pallidum Antibodies

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: The performance of three research-use-only, dual HIV and syphilis rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) was evaluated for 150 patient serum samples and compared to reference HIV and Treponema pallidum antibody detection methods. The RDTs performed comparably, with sensitivities of 93 to 99% and specificities of 97 to 100%. The kappa statistic between the RDTs was 0.95.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02468-14

Authors: Romney M. Humphries, Jennifer S. Woo, Jun Ho Chung, Anita Sokovic, Claire C. Bristow, Jeffrey D. Klausner

Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention