Test | Baseline | 4 weeks | 12 weeks | 24 weeks | 36 weeks | 48 weeks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RapidTreponema pallidumantibody test | x | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rapid plasma reagina | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Treponema pallidum-particle agglutination testb | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Whole blood and serum collection | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Rapid HIV test | x | x (if previously HIV uninfected) | x (if previously HIV uninfected) | x (if previously HIV uninfected) | x (if previously HIV uninfected) | x (if previously HIV uninfected) |
Absolute CD4 count (if HIV infected) | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Plasma viral load (if HIV infected) | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Lesion swab | x | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Oropharyngeal swab | x | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |