New rapid test for syphilis can give patients immediate access to treatment, Alberta doctors say
Doctors are optimistic that a quick syphilis test could help curb the spread of an ongoing outbreak of sexually transmitted infection in the Prades, due to a promising clinical trial in Alberta. Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Ameeta Singh oversaw the 19-month clinical trial, which tested 1,500 participants in two downtown emergency departments, a prison in …