Prevalence and correlates of active syphilis diagnosed using serological assays and the molecular research-use-only Aptima Treponema pallidum assay among pregnant women in Zambia, 2023

Prevalence and correlates of active syphilis diagnosed using serological assays and the molecular research-use-only Aptima Treponema pallidum assay among pregnant women in Zambia, 2023 Full article

Journal

Frontiers in Public Health
ISSN: 2296-2565

Output data

Year: 2026, Volume: 14, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1758573

Authors

Shipitsyna Elena ¹ , Sorano Sumire ² , Schröder Daniel ³ , Chaponda Enesia Banda ⁴ , Golparian Daniel ³ , Chikwanda Ephraim ⁵ , Mwewa Vivian ⁶ , Mulenga Joyce M. ⁵ , Chaponda Mike ⁵ , Smith Chris ⁷ , Matsui Mitsuaki ⁸ , Mirandola Massimo ⁹ , Unemo Magnus ^3,9

Affiliations

1	D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine
2	School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
3	WHO Collaborating Centre for Gonorrhoea and Other STIs, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Orebro, Sweden
4	Department of Biosciences and Biotechnology, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
5	National Health Research and Training Institute, Ndola, Zambia
6	St. Paul’s Mission Hospital, Nchelenge, Zambia
7	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
8	8Division of Global Health, Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
9	Institute for Global Health, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom

Funding (1)

Инициативная работа

Shipitsyna E. , Sorano S. , Schröder D. , Chaponda E.B. , Golparian D. , Chikwanda E. , Mwewa V. , Mulenga J.M. , Chaponda M. , Smith C. , Matsui M. , Mirandola M. , Unemo M.
Prevalence and correlates of active syphilis diagnosed using serological assays and the molecular research-use-only Aptima Treponema pallidum assay among pregnant women in Zambia, 2023
Frontiers in Public Health. 2026. V.14. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1758573

Published online:

Apr 14, 2026

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