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Attributable fraction of congenital syphilis due to the lack of prenatal care

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
INTRODUCTION: Although congenital syphilis is preventable, its incidence has increased in Brazil. METHODS: In this ecological study, a Bayesian spatio-temporal model was used to estimate the attributable fraction of congenital syphilis cases due to the ...
Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto, Anderson Soares da Silva, Marisa Afonso Andrade Brunherotti   +3 more
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Cost utility analysis of diagnostic method of syphilis [PDF]

, 2008
Presently, the diagnosis of syphilis is dependent mainly on serological tests. The most widely used screening tests for syphilis are the VDRL and the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) and for confirmation, the fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) and the ...
Wiwanitkit, Viroj
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Monitoring Children with Risk Factors. 2008 [PDF]

, 2008
The Iowa EHDI High-Risk Monitoring Protocol is based on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing 2007 position statement. Emphasis is placed on follow-up as deemed appropriate by the primary health care provider and audiologist.

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Congenital Syphilis: A Re-Emerging but Preventable Infection

Pathogens
Congenital syphilis presents a significant global burden, contributing to fetal loss, stillbirth, neonatal mortality, and congenital infection. Despite the target established in 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO) of fewer than 50 cases per 100 ...
Serena Salomè, Maria Donata Cambriglia, Giovanna Montesano, Letizia Capasso, Francesco Raimondi   +4 more
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Guidelines for Congenital Syphilis and Syphilis Screening in Pregnant Women in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015
Despite universal access to screening for syphilis in all pregnant women in Canada, cases of congenital syphilis have been reported in recent years in areas experiencing a resurgence of infectious syphilis in heterosexual partnerships.
Ameeta E Singh, Paul N Levett, Kevin Fonseca, Gayatri C Jayaraman, Bonita E Lee   +4 more
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Tracking down the Treponema: patterns of syphilis in South Africa, 1880 - 1940 [PDF]

, 1990
Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Structure and Experience in the Making of Apartheid, 6-10 February ...
Jochelson, Karen
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The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionIn Canada, rates of congenital syphilis have been increasing rapidly in recent years, following a surge in infectious syphilis. These trends call for a closer look at missed opportunities for testing, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of ...
Ashorkor Tetteh, Victoria Moore
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Spartan Daily, November 14, 2007 [PDF]

, 2007
Volume 129, Issue 43https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/10415/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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Características del comportamiento epidemiológico de los casos de sífilis gestacional - congénita, Pereira 2012-2014 [PDF]

, 2015
El grado de desarrollo de un país, se evalúa en la calidad de vida de su población, en especial de las mujeres, niños y niñas, ya que son los cimientos del desarrollo social, cultural, económico de la sociedad actual y del futuro. La Sífilis Gestacional –
Muñoz Jiménez, Carolina
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The impact of illicit drug use on Spontaneous Hepatitis C Clearance: Experience from a large cohort population study [PDF]

, 2011
Background and Aims: Acute hepatitis C infection usually ends in chronic infection, while in a minority of patients it is spontaneously cleared. The current population-based study is performed on a large cohort in Golestan province of Iran to examine the
Esmaili, S., Malekzadeh, R., Merat, S., Mohamadkhani, A., Nikmahzar, A., Pourshams, A., Poustchi, H., Sepanlou, S.G.   +7 more
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