Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network national syphilis laboratory testing recommendations: INTRODUCTION
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Raymond SW Tsang PhD (Federal Co-Chair)1, Muhammad Morshed PhD SCCM (Provincial Co-Chair)2, Vanessa Allen MD3, Max A Chernesky PhD FIDSA FAAM FCCM4, Kevin Fonseca PhD D(ABMM)5, Richard Garceau MD FRCPC6, Gayatri C Jayaraman PhD MPH7, Kamran Kadkhoda PhD FCCM8, Bonita E Lee MD FRCPC MSc9, Paul N Levett DSc (D)ABMM FCCM FAAM10, Sandra M Radons BSc11, Bouchra Serhir MSc PhD12, Ameeta E Singh BMBS MSc FRCPC13, Tom Wong MD MPH CCFP FRCPC14
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