Not so fast, I am serofast: Using actionable patient education to drive appropriate management of people with serofast syphilis serologies
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Authors
- Jennie De Gagne
- Dennis Kan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2102-4454)
- Kara McGee
- Julie Thompson
- Molly Stenzel
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- Published
- 2026-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000001356
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00