Better care for babies: the added value of a modified reverse syphilis testing algorithm for the treatment of congenital syphilis in a maternity Hospital in Central African Republic

• Main Authors: Oluwakemi F. Ogundipe (Author), Rafael Van den Bergh (Author), Behounde Thierry (Author), Kudakwashe C. Takarinda (Author), Claude P. Muller (Author), Collins Timire (Author), Severine Caluwaerts (Author), Pascale Chaillet (Author), Isabel Zuniga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In high syphilis prevalence settings, the syphilis testing and treatment strategy for mothers and newborns must be tailored to balance the risk of over treatment against the risk of missing infants at high-risk for congenital syphilis. Adding a non-treponemal test (Rapid Plasma R...