B-190 Increasing Syphilis Positivity and the Importance of Validated Rapid Testing for Early Diagnosis and Disease Control Strategies
Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The diagnosis of infection requires the performance of treponemal and non-treponemal laboratory tests. Brazil has shown a marked increase in the number of syphilis cases over the years, representing a signific...