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The burden of congenital Chagas disease and implementation of molecular diagnostic tools in Latin America [PDF]

, 2018
It is estimated that between 8000 and 15 000 Trypanosoma cruzi infected babies are born every year to infected mothers in Chagas disease endemic countries. Currently, poor access to and performance of the current diagnostic algorithm, based on microscopy
Cruz, Israel, Katz, Zachary, Ndung'u, Joseph Mathu, Picado, Albert, Redard Jacot, Maël, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel, Sosa-Estani, Sergio Alejandro, Torrico, Faustino   +7 more
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Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Cochlear Implant Usage in Children

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Volume 174, Issue 1, Page 257-264, January 2026.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cochlear implant (CI) usage in children by comparing hearing hour percentage (HHP) during the pandemic to prepandemic levels. Study Design Retrospective Cohort Study. Setting Primary Children's Hospital, Utah.
Peter Kfoury, Kathryn Tonkovich, Eun Kyung Jeon, Jordan C. Stout, Hannah Christensen, Megna D. Reddy, Matthew A. Firpo, Albert H. Park   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caribbean slavery, British abolition and the cultural politics of venereal disease in the Atlantic world [PDF]

, 2012
Venereal disease was commonplace among free and enslaved populations in colonial Caribbean societies. This article considers how contemporaries (both in the empire and metropole) viewed venereal infection and how they associated it with gendered notions ...
Burnard, Trevor, Follett, Richard
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Modest improvement in universal prenatal syphilis screening 5 years after legislation enacted

Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Introduction The rate of congenital syphilis increased 498% in Michigan during 2017–2023. Congenital syphilis can be averted if a pregnant woman is screened and treatment initiated ≥30 days before delivery. To strengthen prevention strategies in Michigan, legislation was passed in December 2018 requiring universal prenatal syphilis screening ...
Jill C. Diesel, Katie Macomber
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital Syphilis as a Measure of Maternal and Child Healthcare, Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that has direct adverse effects on maternal and infant health through vertical Treponema pallidum transmission during early pregnancy.
Maria Lusia de Morais Belo Bezerra, Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença Fernandes, João Paulo de Oliveira Nunes, Solma Lúcia Souto Maior de Araújo Baltar, Karina Perrelli Randau   +4 more
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Syphilis serology in HIV-positive and HIV-negative Nigerians: The public health significance [PDF]

, 2006
Syphilis has acquired new potential for morbidity and mortality through association with increased risk for HIV infection. Case-control survey was conducted using Rapid Plasma Reagin test and confirmatory Immunochromatographic test among HIV-positive ...
Alo, Moses, Ariom, Thaddeus, Ogbu, Ogbonnaya, Uneke Jesse, Chigozie   +3 more
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Comparative performance of the traditional and reverse diagnostic algorithms for syphilis in pregnancy

Pregnancy, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Background Congenital syphilis rates in the United States have increased significantly over the past decade. Syphilis is a curable infection with the potential for lifelong sequelae in the absence of timely diagnosis and treatment. Routine serologic syphilis screening is universally recommended during prenatal care with the traditional or the ...
Jodie A. Dionne, Ashutosh Tamhane, Taylor Golden, Kevin S. Shrestha, Anna V. Jones, Barbara Van Der Pol, Edward W. Hook III, Akila Subramaniam   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing prevention of sexually transmitted infections through point-of-care testing : target product profiles and landscape analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: Advancing the field of point-of-care testing (POCT) for STIs can rapidly and substantially improve STI control and prevention by providing targeted, essential STI services (case detection and screening).
Blondeel, Karel, Cordero, Joanna, Kiarie, James, Murtagh, Maurine, Peeling, Rosanna W, Toskin, Igor   +5 more
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Optimizing Maternal Microbiome: Role in Improved Conception and Pregnancy Outcome

Reproductive Medicine and Biology, Volume 25, Issue 1, January/December 2026.
Maternal microbiome optimization: Minimized risk and simple corrective steps. ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the role of optimizing the maternal microbiome in improving pregnancy outcomes, focusing on preconception and early gestation, and to propose practical diagnostic and preventive strategies, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMIC ...
Eytan R. Barnea, Amala Nazareth, Chittaranjan N. Purandare, Anderson Pinheiro‐Borovac, Ruth Dolmo Carluccio, Nikhil C. Purandare, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, FIGO Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Committee Members   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating Benzathine Penicillin Need for the Treatment of Pregnant Women Diagnosed with Syphilis during Antenatal Care in High-Morbidity Countries.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundCongenital syphilis continues to be a preventable cause of global stillbirth and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Shortages of injectable penicillin, the only recommended treatment for pregnant women and infants with syphilis, have been ...
Melanie M Taylor, Stephen Nurse-Findlay, Xiulei Zhang, Lisa Hedman, Mary L Kamb, Nathalie Broutet, James Kiarie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source