Rapid point-of-care tests for HIV and sexually transmissible infection control in remote Australia: can they improve Aboriginal people's and Torres Strait Islanders' health?

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Ward, James;Guy, Rebecca;Huang, Rae-Lin;Knox, Janet;Couzos, Sophie;Scrimgeour, David;Moore, Liz;Leahy, Tim;Hunt, Jenny;Donovan, Basil;Kaldor, John M.
Sophie Couzos
Abstract

[Extract] Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests conducted at the time of the patient visit have the potential to improve treatment and management of curable sexually transmissible infections (STI) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea and trichomoniasis. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote communities, STI remain an important and long-standing public health issue. They are associated with serious sequelae including pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and systemic disease, are are particularly prevalent in remote communities. In 2009, chlamydia and gonorrhoea notification rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were very high at 2620 and 2252 per 100 000 population in 2009.

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Sexual Health

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Sexual Health

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9

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1449-8987

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CSIRO Publishing

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10.1071/SH11051