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Assessment of the Accuracy, Usability and Acceptability of a Rapid Test for the Simultaneous Diagnosis of Syphilis and HIV Infection in a Real-Life Scenario in the Amazon Region, Brazil.
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Diagnostics (2075-4418) . Feb2023, Vol. 13 Issue 4, p810. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We field-assessed the accuracy, acceptability, and feasibility of the SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo rapid diagnostic test in three groups: pregnant women, female sex workers (FSW), and men who have sex with men (MSM). Venous blood samples collected in the field were compared with the respective gold standard methods: SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo Treponemal Test versus FTA-abs (Wama brand) treponemal laboratory test for syphilis, and SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo Test versus the fourth generation Genscreen Ultra HIV Ag-Ag (Bio-Rad brand) laboratory test for HIV. From a total of 529 participants, 397 (75.1%) were pregnant women, 76 (14.3%) FSW and 56 (10.6%) MSM. Sensitivity and specificity parameters of HIV were 100.0% (95% CI: 82.35–100.0%) and 100.0% (95% CI: 99.28–100.0%), respectively. Sensitivity and specificity parameters found for TP antibody detection were 95.00% (95% CI: 87.69–98.62%) and 100.0% (95% CI: 98.18–100.0%), respectively. The SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo Test showed high acceptability among participants (85.87%) and health professionals (85.51%), as well as easy usability by professionals (91.06%). The usability of the SD BIOLINE HIV/Syphilis Duo Test kit would not be a barrier to accessing rapid testing, if the product were incorporated into the list of health service supplies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *SYPHILIS
*DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections
*RAPID diagnostic tests
*MEDICAL personnel
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20754418
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Diagnostics (2075-4418)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162116907
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13040810