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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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Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006 The incidence of syphilis, an infectious disease caused by Treponema pallidum, is low worldwide. The knowledge of its symptoms is however important, since the infectivity is high and therapy is comparatively easy. The first feature of an infection is the chancre, which is nearly always located in the genital region.
D A, Lewis, H, Young
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Field evaluation of two point-of-care tests for syphilis among men who have sex with men, Verona, Italy [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: The incidence of HIV and syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe has recently increased. Rapid point-of-care tests (POCTs) for syphilis can improve access to screening.
Ballard, Ronald +10 more
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Rapid Syphilis Tests as Catalysts for Health Systems Strengthening: A Case Study from Peru. [PDF]
, 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.
Chiappe, Marina +7 more
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An Unusual Case of Tertiary Syphilis Behaving Like Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma. [PDF]
, 2018 Syphilis may present with a myriad of oral manifestations in the primary, secondary, and tertiary stages, and may be confused with malignancy. Despite a rise in the incidence of syphilis, tertiary syphilis is exceedingly rare.
Farwell, D Gregory +2 more
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Natural History Of Syphilitic Aortitis [PDF]
, 2009 No large studies of cardiovascular syphilis at necropsy have been reported since 1964. We examined at necropsy 90 patients who had characteristic morphologic findings of syphilitic aortitis. None had ever undergone cardiovascular surgery.
Ko, Jong Mi +2 more
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Male Clients of Male Sex Workers in China: An Ignored High-Risk Population. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundThere is a high prevalence of HIV/syphilis among male sex workers, but no formal study has ever been conducted focusing on male clients of male sex workers (MCM).
Chen, Lei +9 more
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Is antenatal syphilis screening still cost effective in sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives: To estimate the cost effectiveness of on-site antenatal syphilis screening and treatment in\ud Mwanza, Tanzania. To compare this intervention with other antenatal and child health interventions,\ud specifically the prevention of mother to ...
Changalucha, J +11 more
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Effects of syphilis infection among HIV-1-positive individuals on suppressive antiretroviral therapy
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2022 Introduction Incident syphilis leads to changes in plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4 + T-cell level in people with HIV (PWH) with viraemia. Its effect in PWH on suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) is less clear.
Phillip Chan +13 more
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Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2023 Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of syphilis in MSM patients in Guangzhou. Methods Yang Cheng Yi Fang smart application integrated a set of assessment questionnaire for syphilis infection risk was developed for MSM to self ...
Xingdong YE +6 more
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