Screening for Syphilis: Appendix 2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for Articles

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Code	Include or Exclude	Reason
1	Include	RCT of screening
2	Include	High risk group or individuals (unselected pop, relevant to primary care)
3	Include	Harms of screening (unselected pop, relevant to primary care)
4	Include	Harms of treatment (unselected pop, relevant to primary care)
5	Include	Health outcomes, prevalence of congenital syphilis
6	Exclude	No valid comparison group
7	Exclude	Not an unselected pop, not relevant to primary care
8	Exclude	Not an RCT
9	Exclude	No health outcomes described
10	Exclude	Not relevant to key question
11	Pending	Relevant background information
12	Pending	Relationship between syphilis and HIV
Notes: RCT = randomized controlled trial; pop = population