Screening and diagnostic testing protocols for HIV and Syphilis infections in health care setting in Qatar: Evaluation and recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV and Syphilis are common STIs, which have become a concern and burden on healthcare systems, as many infections go untreated and lead to potentially serious complications. HIV is usually diagnosed with Western blot, PCR, and p24 antigen testing. Whereas, Syphilis is mainly diagnosed through clinical findings and serologic testing. The Medical Commission Department (MC) under MOPH is responsible for screening all newcomers to Qatar, aiming to keep the country free from serious infectious diseases.

Objective

We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of the protocols used in the MC for screening HIV and Syphilis infections.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective study of samples analyzed by 4th Generation ARCHITECT® HIV Ag/Ab Combo and Rapid Plasma Reagi

SUBMITTER: Nasrallah GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9904467 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature