P6.008External Quality Assurance with Dried Tube Specimens (DTS) For Point of Care Syphilis and HIV Tests: Experience in an Indigenous Populations Screening Programme in the Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: Sexually transmitted infections Vol. 89; no. Suppl 1; p. A372
• Main Authors: Benzaken, A S, Bazzo, M, Galban, E, Pinto, I, Nogueira, C L, Golfetto, L, Benzaken, N S, Sollis, K, Mabey, D, Peeling, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.07.2013
• Subjects: Human immunodeficiency virus; Treponema pallidum

BackgroundThe availability of point of care(POC) tests for infectious diseases has revolutionised the provision of health care for remote rural populations without access to laboratories. However, little attention has been given to quality assurance for POC tests. In a screening project that tested...