Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: the case of syphilis
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Point-of-care tests to strengthen health systems and save newborn lives: the case of syphilis
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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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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