We evaluated the Standard Q HIV/Syphilis Combo Test (SD Biosensor, South Korea), a dual rapid test using stored sera (N = 400) in a laboratory setting in Lima, Peru. The sensitivity and specificity for HIV antibody detection ...
Background: The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infections has caused great concern. Ciprofloxacin remains the empiric antimicrobial recommended to treat NG infections in Peru disregarding ...
Vargas Rivera, Silver Keith; Qquellon Palacios, Luz Jazmín; Vasquez, F.; Konda, K. A.; Calvo, G.; Reyes-Diaz, M.; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Klausner, J. D.(American Society for Microbiology, 2022)
Because syphilis is a public health concern, new strategies and tools for detecting active syphilis cases should be evaluated for future implementation. We assessed the laboratory performance of the DPP Syphilis Screen & ...
Eguiluz, Maria; Qquellon Palacios, Luz Jazmín; Vargas Rivera, Silver Keith; Reyes Díaz, Edward Michael; Konda, Kelika Anne; Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando; Klausner, Jeffrey D.(Oxford University Press, 2023)
BACKGROUND: Syphilis diagnosis relies on immunologic markers and clinical protocols. However, syphilitic lesions can be confused with other genital ulcer diseases. METHODS: Using a PlexPCR VHS assay, we analyzed lesion ...
BACKGROUND: Both the global incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections continue to increase, affecting hundreds of millions of individuals, particularly in low-to middle-income countries. While a definitive ...
Introducción: Las infecciones de transmisión sexual (ITS) bacterianas son prevenibles, tratables y están incrementadas en los hombres que tienen sexo con hombres (HSH). Dentro de las relaciones estables, los patrones de ...
Successful malaria control interventions, mostly based on the training of health workers, distribution of insecticide-treated nets, and spraying, decrease malaria incidence; however, when these interventions are interrupted, ...
