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Table 1 Enrolment sites and reference testing in Italy, Malta, Peru, and the UK

From: Independent clinic-based evaluation of dual POCTs for screening for HIV and syphilis in men who have sex with men in Italy, Malta, Peru, and the United Kingdom

Country

Site ID

Enrollment site

Start/End

Reference tests

Enrolled/maxium sample size

Italy

4001

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Unit

08-May-18; 08-Feb-19

HIV: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) 4th Gen, if positive Western Blot (WB)

Syphilis: Treponema pallidum Passive Particle Agglutination (TPPA) with titration & Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) with titration

284 [of 225]

Italy

4002

Screening Center for Communicable Diseases

10-May-18; 06-Feb-19

208 [of 225]

Maltaa

4005

GU clinic, Mater Dei Hospital

26-Jun-19; 27-Feb-20

HIV: ELISA 4th Gen, if positive WB

Syphilis: Treponema pallidum Hemagglutination Assay (TPHA) with titration & RPR with titrationb

517 [of 700]

Peru

4006

Cerits Alberto Barton

09-Apr-19; 14-Sep-20

HIV: ELISA 4th Gen, ELISA 3rd Gen, if discordant WB

Syphilis: Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA) & RPR with titrationc

382 [of 325]

Peru

4007

Tahuantinsuyo Bajo Clinic

09-Apr-19; 25-Sep 20

517 [of 650]

Peru

4034

San José STI clinic

06-Feb-20; 06-Oct-20

133 [of 325]

UK

4032

Brighton & Hove Sexual Health and Contraception Service

08-Aug-18; 02-May-19

HIV: ELISA 4th Gen, ELISA 3rd Gen, if discordant WB

Syphilis: TPPA with titration & RPR with titrationd

538 [of 680]

Totals

2577

  1. aIndependent study, data-sharing agreement signed
  2. bAll have TPHA, part of those have been retested with TPPA in Italy
  3. cCLIA on all samples was done in Italy
  4. dConfirmation of HIV positives, TPPA and RPR on all samples was done in Italy