Optimal Deployment of Gonorrhoea Point-of-Care Tests: Modeling the Potential Impact of Diagnostic Confirmation Testing and Screening Strategies Across Five Priority Populations in Kenya
Our modelling supports prioritising diagnostic confirmation over screening, consistent with WHO guidance to strengthen aetiologic diagnosis within syndromic care. Diagnostic testing among symptomatic pregnant women had the largest impact on mitigating gonorrhoea-related morbidity.
Authors
- Marie‐Claude Boily (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-006X)
- Julia Michalow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6442-4097)
- Parinita Bhattacharjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-7693)
- Joshua Kimani
- Jeffrey W Imai-Eaton
- Anne Cori
Institutions
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (US)
- Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CA)
- Partners for Health and Development in Africa (KE)
- University of Manitoba (CA)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag162
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00