Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

Xiang-Sheng Chen; Yue-Ping Yin; Crystal Shen; Guo-Gu Liu; Zheng-Jun Zhu; Wan-Hui Wei; Hong-Chun Wang; Shui-Jie Huang; Jing Li; Joseph D. Tucker; David C. Mabey; Rosanna W. Peeling

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052579

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Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

Xiang-Sheng Chen ,

* E-mail: chenxs@ncstdlc.org

Affiliation National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China
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Yue-Ping Yin,

Affiliation National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China
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Crystal Shen,

Affiliations National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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Guo-Gu Liu,

Affiliation Health Bureau of Liuzhou City, Liuzhou, China
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Zheng-Jun Zhu,

Affiliation Jiangmen Center for STD Control, Jiangmen, China
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Wan-Hui Wei,

Affiliation National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China
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Hong-Chun Wang,

Affiliation National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China
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Shui-Jie Huang,

Affiliation Jiangmen Center for STD Control, Jiangmen, China
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Jing Li,

Affiliation National Center for Sexually Translated Disease (STD) Control and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Institute of Dermatology, Nanjing, China
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Joseph D. Tucker,

Affiliation University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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David C. Mabey,

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Rosanna W. Peeling

Affiliation London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Rapid Syphilis Testing Uptake for Female Sex Workers at Sex Venues in Southern China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

Xiang-Sheng Chen,
Yue-Ping Yin,
Crystal Shen,
Guo-Gu Liu,
Zheng-Jun Zhu,
Wan-Hui Wei,
Hong-Chun Wang,
Shui-Jie Huang,
Jing Li,
Joseph D. Tucker

Published: December 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052579

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