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Gaps in the congenital syphilis prevention cascade: qualitative findings from Kern County, California

open access: yesBMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Congenital syphilis is preventable through timely access to prenatal care, syphilis screening and treatment of pregnant women diagnosed as infected.
Eunhee Park   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Syphilis test availability and uptake at medical facilities in southern China. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To examine syphilis testing capacity, screening coverage rates and types of syphilis tests used in medical facilities in southern China. METHODS: Eleven of the 14 municipalities in Guangdong province participated.
Joseph Tucker   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: a retrospective cohort study, 2010 to 2019

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2023
AIMS OF THE STUDY: We previously reported a re-emergence of syphilis from 2006 to 2009 with detection of congenital syphilis in Switzerland. This study aimed to reassess the incidence of children exposed to maternal syphilis during pregnancy and ...
Gioia Scherler   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital syphilis – Re-emergence of a much forgotten entity?

open access: yesIndian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology, 2021
Congenital syphilis is a severe, disabling infection that occurs due to transmission of Treponema pallidum across the placenta. An increase in the incidence of congenital syphilis has been observed in developing countries.
Rutva Amlani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Untreated maternal syphilis leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes. The use of point of care tests (POCT) offers an opportunity to improve screening coverage for syphilis and other aspects of health systems.
Valderrama, Maria   +23 more
core   +1 more source

A qualitative assessment of structural barriers to prenatal care and congenital syphilis prevention in Kern County, California.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Congenital syphilis is the result of placental transmission from mother to fetus of Treponema pallidum. Although congenital syphilis is preventable through timely treatment, the rate of new infections in the United States (US) has increased each year ...
Elaine Y L Chan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of antenatal screening and management of syphilis in two districts in the North West Province [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Includes bibliographical references.Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease in South Africa and infection acquired during pregnancy is associated with an increased rate of miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm labour, intra uterine growth ...
Chueu, Mmaphoko Patricia
core   +1 more source

Underreporting of unfavorable outcomes of congenital syphilis on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007-2018

open access: yesEpidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde, 2023
Objective: to describe the frequency of underreporting of unfavorable outcomes of congenital syphilis in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2007-2018.
Larissa Festa   +11 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: State of The Art [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The present review summarises the current knowledge in the field of syphilis diagnosis and treatment, along with epidemiologic and historical data.
Linda Tognetti   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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