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. 2012;9(6):e1001233.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001233. Epub 2012 Jun 12.

Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: the case of syphilis

David C Mabey  1 , Kimberly A Sollis, Helen A Kelly, Adele S Benzaken, Edward Bitarakwate, John Changalucha, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yue-Ping Yin, Patricia J Garcia, Susan Strasser, Namwinga Chintu, Tikki Pang, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Sedona Sweeney, Rosanna W Peeling
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Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: the case of syphilis

David C Mabey et al. PLoS Med. 2012.

Abstract

Rosanna Peeling and colleagues describe their experience of introducing point-of-care testing to screen for syphilis in pregnant women living in low- and middle-income countries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Percentage of facilities receiving a passing* or failing score on each of the seven proficiency panels.
*Pass defined as ≥67% score on the proficiency panel.
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