ReviewCurrent opinion in infectious diseases2013
Point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted infections: recent advances and implications for disease control.
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78 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV and syphilis rapid diagnostic testing in antenatal care settings in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMJ global health · 2022Pooled it
- Multiplexed technologies for sexually transmitted infections: global evidence on patient-centered and clinical health outcomes.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical Test Performance of a Rapid Point-of-Care Syphilis Treponemal Antibody Test: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2020Pooled it
- Antibiotic treatment for newborns with congenital syphilis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Self-collection of samples as an additional approach to deliver testing services for sexually transmitted infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ global health · 2019Pooled it
- Incentivizing HIV/STI testing: a systematic review of the literature.AIDS and behavior · 2014Pooled it
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- Missed Opportunities for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Syphilis Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2018Trial
- Evaluating peer navigation in promoting digital secondary distribution of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in China: study protocol for a two-arm randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Visual clues - dermatological manifestations of sexually transmitted infections in men.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Health Status and Use of Healthcare Services of Undocumented Migrant Sex Workers in Catalonia: A Descriptive Study Using Administrative Registries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Clinical Validation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assays for the Rapid Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
- Secondary Syphilis in a 21-Year-Old Woman With Diffuse Mucocutaneous Lesions: A Case Report and Diagnostic Review.Cureus · 2025Article
- The Epidemiology of Syphilis Worldwide in the Last Decade.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) for the Diagnosis of Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Review.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Review
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- An integrated isothermal nucleic acid amplification test to detect HPV16 and HPV18 DNA in resource-limited settings.Science translational medicine · 2023Article
- Lifetime prevalence of syphilis infection among predominantly Black sexual and gender minorities living with HIV in Atlanta, Georgia: a cross-sectional analysis.Ethnicity & health · 2023Article
- Management of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Clinical Practice.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2023Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewSexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major global public health issue, with more than 448 million incident bacterial infections each year. We review recent advances in STI point-of-care (POC) testing and implications for STI prevention and control. RECENT
findingsAccurate immunochromatographic assays to detect HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis antibodies have made home or supervised self-testing possible. Several studies have demonstrated feasibility and excellent test characteristics for HIV, HCV and syphilis POC tests. Rapid oral HIV tests are now available for purchase at retail sites across the United States. Combined HIV and syphilis tests using a single finger prick blood sample are under evaluation. SUMMARY: Oral POC STI tests with comparable performance to blood-based POC tests are available for self-testing. POC tests can expand screening, improve syndromic management and reduce loss to follow up. POC STI tests have the potential to facilitate prompt treatment and partner services. POC STI tests create opportunities for new social and financial models of community-based testing services. Increasing equity and access to testing will create challenges in linkage to care, quality assurance, partner services and surveillance. These important developments warrant research to understand appropriate contexts for implementation.
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