01158nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260005300042653002400095653002700119653001700146100001300163700001200176700001400188700001200202700001200214700001400226700002000240700001200260700001300272700001100285700001400296245008700310856006000397300000800457490000700465520035900472022002500831       2023                            d  bCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)10aInfectious Diseases10aMicrobiology (medical)10aEpidemiology1 aSuñer C1 aJohn LN1 aHouinei W1 aUbals M1 aOuchi D1 aAlemany A1 aGalván-Casas C1 aMarks M1 aMitjà O1 aVall M1 aBeiras CG00aRapid Serologic Test for Diagnosis of Yaws in Patients with Suspicious Skin Ulcers  uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/pdfs/23-0608.pdf  a1-30 v293 a<p>The Chembio DPP (Dual Path Platform) Syphilis Screen &amp; Confirm kit&nbsp;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&nbsp;<em>Treponema pallidum</em>&nbsp;subsp.&nbsp;<em>pertenue</em>. DPP detected 84% of ulcers that were positive by PCR.</p>
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