Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men

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• James Kiarie,
• Karel Blondeel,
• Igor Toskin,
• Jordi Casabona,
• Soe Soe Thwin,
• Massimo Mirandola,
• Rosanna Peeling,
• Ronald Ballard,
• Laura Fernàndez-López,
• Inga Upmace,
• Juliana Reyes-Urueña,
• Mara Vaselova,
• Mitja Ćosić,
• Simon Maljevac,
• William Mejías,
• Ander Pazos,
• Andrii Chernyshev

Affiliations

James Kiarie

1 Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Karel Blondeel

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneve, Switzerland

Igor Toskin

UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, WHO, Geneve, Switzerland

Jordi Casabona

Centre of epidemiological studies on sexually transmitted infections and AIDS of Catalunya (CEEISCAT). Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalunya, Badalona, Spain

Soe Soe Thwin

UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and ResearchTraining in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Massimo Mirandola

Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

Rosanna Peeling

Ronald Ballard

1 Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Laura Fernàndez-López

1Centre for Epidemiological Studies on HIV/STI of Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Agència de Salut Pública de Catalunya (ASPC), Generalitat de Catalunya, Badalona, Spain

Inga Upmace

Juliana Reyes-Urueña

Centre of epidemiological studies on sexually transmitted infections and AIDS of Catalunya (CEEISCAT). Department of Health, Generalitat of Catalunya, Badalona, Spain

Mara Vaselova

Mitja Ćosić

Simon Maljevac

William Mejías

Ander Pazos

Andrii Chernyshev