Comment Pointofcare tests to reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections

[Comment] Point-of-care tests to reduce the burden of sexually transmitted infections

21:27 EDT 25 Apr 2019 | The Lancet

WHO recommends syndromic management of sexually transmitted infections in patients attending health-care facilities in resource-limited settings where laboratory services are limited. With a syndromic approach, care providers treat all the common causes of a presenting syndrome, and provide counselling, condom promotion, and contact tracing. Syndromic management has been successfully rolled out to primary health care in many countries, and has been shown to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and HIV.

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