Open AccessLimited Utility of Reverse Algorithm Syphilis Testing in HIV Clinic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Author(s) -
Jodie Dionne-Odom,
Barbara Van Der Pol,
Alex Boutwell,
Niranjan Biligowda,
Daphne G. Schmid,
Edward W. Hook
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000001386
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , rapid plasma reagin , algorithm , immunoassay , men who have sex with men , receiver operating characteristic , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibody , treponema , computer science
The reverse algorithm for syphilis diagnosis consists of a treponemal antibody screening immunoassay followed by confirmatory nontreponemal antibody testing. It is increasingly used in the United States despite studies suggesting limited cost-effectiveness in high-prevalence groups.