@article{98534, keywords = {Infectious Diseases, Microbiology (medical), Epidemiology}, author = {Suñer C and John LN and Houinei W and Ubals M and Ouchi D and Alemany A and Galván-Casas C and Marks M and Mitjà O and Vall M and Beiras CG}, title = {Rapid Serologic Test for Diagnosis of Yaws in Patients with Suspicious Skin Ulcers}, abstract = {
The Chembio DPP (Dual Path Platform) Syphilis Screen & Confirm kit 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.
}, year = {2023}, journal = {Emerging Infectious Diseases}, volume = {29}, pages = {1-3}, publisher = {Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)}, issn = {1080-6040, 1080-6059}, url = {https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/pdfs/23-0608.pdf}, doi = {10.3201/eid2908.230608}, language = {Eng}, }