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Characteristics and geographical distribution of syphilis among people with human immunodeficiency virus and the National Population in Republic of Korea. [PDF]
PLoS ONEIntroductionThe global incidence of syphilis has been increasing in recent years, with multiple factors contributing to this trend. Syphilis disproportionately affects specific populations.
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JAAPA, 2019 Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum which is transmitted by sexual contact or vertical transmission during pregnancy. The incidence of syphilis has increased in the last years, mainly among men who have sex with men.
Joshua R, Merson, Mimoza, Shehu
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The LancetSyphilis is known as the "great imitator" and can occur in any stage of the disease and involve virtually any ocular structure, causing conjunctivitis, conjunctival chancre, episcleritis, scleritis, interstitial keratitis, uveitis, chorioretinitis, retinitis, vasculitis, neuroretinitis, papillitis, retrobulbar neuritis, papilledema, ocular motor nerve ...
Kristina J, Hartung +3 more
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Laboratory evaluation of two point-of-care test kits for the identification of infectious syphilis
Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2022 Background: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can have atypical clinical presentations. Conventional laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis are not rapid enough to affect clinical decision on treatment and contact tracing. Rapid point-of-
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Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2022 Contexte : La syphilis est une maladie sexuellement transmissible dont le tableau clinique peut être atypique. Les tests de laboratoire classiques pour confirmer le diagnostic ne sont pas assez rapides pour influencer la décision clinique sur le ...
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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2017 Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum) causes syphilis via sexual exposure or via vertical transmission during pregnancy. T. pallidum is renowned for its invasiveness and immune-evasiveness; its clinical manifestations result from local inflammatory responses to replicating spirochaetes and often imitate those of other diseases.
Rosanna W, Peeling +5 more
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When Is Syphilis Not Syphilis? Or Is It? [PDF]
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2014 The correspondence by Mikalova et al.1 in this issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases makes the important and very interesting observation that the genital lesion of a man diagnosed as having primary syphilis in Paris, France2, contained a Treponema strain that displays several molecular signatures that suggest infection not with Treponema pallidum ...
Sheila A, Lukehart, Lorenzo, Giacani
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Chinese Medical Journal, 2022 . Background:. So far, there is a paucity of real-world data on the syphilis serological responses to the first-line treatment during pregnancy, and there is no relevant study on the necessity of anti-syphilis treatment during pregnancy for those ...
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is re-emerging in different parts of the world. This infection can be transmitted during pregnancy, causing neonatal syphilis.
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Syphilis - a disease that still occurs
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduction: Syphilis is a systemic disease caused by Treponema pallidum. Humans are the only hosts, and the incubation period lasts from 9-90 days. Currently it can be divided into congenital or acquired.
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