Antenatal syphilis screening rethink as "gold standard" is upstaged
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Immunochromatography strip (ICS) testing for syphilis outperforms the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) "gold standard" and should be used in antenatal screening in developing countries. So suggest the results of research aimed at addressing doubts about current screening methods, combined with potentially poor access to laboratories.