[Screening of syphilis in the subsaharan African blood donor: which strategy?].
In a context of high prevalence of syphilis in blood donor and of resources-limited settings, this review aims to describe biological elements which are available for the screening of the disease and the essentials considerations which participate to choose a screening test in subsaharan Africa. Treponemics, non treponemics, immunochromatographics or nucleic, the type of the chosen screening test must contribute to the blood transfusion safety as well as be affordable.
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Laboratoire d'hématologie et banque de sang, CHU de Yaoundé, BP 4806, Yaoundé, Cameroun. tayouclaude@yahoo.fr
D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001782:Blood Donors; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D013587:Syphilis / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D065227:Transfusion Reaction; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial