Accuracy of Curable Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Mycoplasmas Screening by Multiplex Real-Time PCR Using a Self-Collected Veil among Adult Women in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Authors: Zita Aleyo Nodjikouambaye (Author), Fabrice Compain (Author), Damtheou Sadjoli (Author), Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa (Author), Hélène Péré (Author), David Veyer (Author), Leman Robin (Author), Chatté Adawaye (Author), Serge Tonen-Wolyec (Author), Ali Mahamat Moussa (Author), Donato Koyalta (Author), Laurent Belec (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Genital self-sampling may facilitate the screening of STIs in hard-to-reach remote populations far from large health care centers and may increase screening rates. The cross-sectional GYNAUTO-STI study was...