Rapid Serologic Test for Diagnosis of Yaws in Patients with Suspicious Skin Ulcers

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Suñer, Clara ; John, Lucy N. ; Houinei, Wendy ; Ubals, Maria ; Ouchi, Dan ; Alemany, Andrea ; Galván-Casas, Cristina ; Marks, Michael ; Mitjà, Oriol ; Vall-Mayans, Martí ; Beiras, Camila G.
• Description:
  The Chembio DPP (Dual Path Platform) Syphilis Screen & Confirm kit (https://chembio.com) is a rapid serologic test that can be used to diagnose yaws. We evaluated its capacity to detect patients with ulcers that tested PCR positive for Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. DPP detected 84% of ulcers that were positive by PCR.
• Subjects:
  Bacteria DPP Dual Path Platform Humans Neglected Diseases Papua New Guinea Rapid Diagnostic Test Rapid Serologic Test For Diagnosis Of Yaws In Patients With Suspicious Skin Ulcers Research Letter Serologic Tests Skin Ulcer Treponema Pallidum Treponema Pallidum Subsp. Pertenue Ulcer Yaws

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(8):1682-1684
• Pubmed ID:
  37486318
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10370868
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ba6857ae70f56f0bd3659bb0f80b5cddddbd811d6c7b460db1edf7046d4a7e46
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132634/cdc_132634_DS1.pdf
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