Managing Risk for Congenital Syphilis, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
The recent resurgence of infectious syphilis across many high-income countries has been accompanied by a shift in demographics, including infections increasing among women of reproductive age.
Hannah MacKenzie +2 more
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Male Clients of Male Sex Workers in China: An Ignored High-Risk Population. [PDF]
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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Gastric syphilis: The great imitator in the stomach
Syphilis is resurging worldwide. Here, we present the case of a 33-year-old heterosexual man who presented with a 3-week history of epigastric pain, nausea, emesis, and 8 kg weight loss.
Koh Okamoto +3 more
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Early Congenital Syphilis: The Impact of Bad Antenatal Care
Syphilis is a systemic infectious disease caused by Troponema palidum. Syphilis is generally transmitted through sexual contact, but can also be transmitted vertically during pregnancy.
Hidayatullah Hidayatullah A +1 more
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Field evaluation of two point-of-care tests for syphilis among men who have sex with men, Verona, Italy [PDF]
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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Syphilis and HIV/Syphilis Co-infection Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) in Ecuador
There is a reemergence of syphilis in the Latin American and Caribbean region. There is also very little information about HIV/Syphilis co-infection and its determinants.
Isabel Hernandez RN, MPH +9 more
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The problem of the diagnosis of early congenital syphilis: a case report
Congenital syphilis is still a public health concern, and syphilis can go unnoticed in pregnant women, even in developed countries with active antenatal care.
V. I. Surganova +4 more
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Syphilis Predicts HIV Incidence Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex With Men in a Preexposure Prophylaxis Trial [PDF]
Background. Syphilis infection may potentiate transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We sought to determine the extent to which HIV acquisition was associated with syphilis infection within an HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trial and ...
A. Y. Liu +20 more
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Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the seronegative conversion status of syphilis patients after centralized management and to analyze potential determinants.Materials and Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study was conducted,
Zhenzhou Luo +7 more
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Advancing prevention of sexually transmitted infections through point-of-care testing : target product profiles and landscape analysis [PDF]
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 +5 more
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