Table 1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Diagnostics Initiative (SDI) sites for laboratory‐based evaluations of rapid syphilis diagnostics.
| Site location | Institution | Principal investigators |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | ||
| South Africa, Durban | University of Natal | AW Sturm |
| The Gambia, Fajara* | MRC Laboratories | B West, RA Adegbola |
| Tanzania, Mwanza* | National Institute for Medical Research | J Changalucha |
| Asia | ||
| China, Nanjing* | National Center for STD and Leprosy Control | YP Yin |
| Sri Lanka, Colombo | National STD/AIDS Control Programme | S Mananwatte |
| Americas | ||
| Haiti, Port au Prince* | Les Centres GHESKIO (Groupe Haitien d'Etudedu Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes) | JW Pape, DW Fitzgerald |
| USA, Birmingham Alabama* | University of Alabama | E Hook III |
| Europe | ||
| Russian Federation, Moscow* | Central Institute for Skin and Venereal Diseases | A Kubanova, E Filatova |
*These laboratories undertook both rounds of the evaluation.