Open AccessReactor Grids for Prioritizing Syphilis Investigations: Are Primary Syphilis Cases Being Missed?
Author(s) -
Susan Cha,
James Matthias,
Mohammad Rahman,
Julia A. Schillinger,
Bruce W. Furness,
River Pugsley,
Sarah Kidd,
Kyle T. Bernstein,
Thomas A. Peterman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000833
Subject(s) - syphilis , medicine , titer , primary syphilis , serology , men who have sex with men , demography , family medicine , secondary syphilis , immunology , antibody , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology
Health departments prioritize investigations of reported reactive serologic tests based on age, gender, and titer using reactor grids. We wondered how reactor grids are used in different programs, and if administratively closing investigations of low-titer tests could lead to missed primary syphilis cases.