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Early Congenital Syphilis: The Impact of Bad Antenatal Care

Andalas Obstetrics and Gynecology Journal, 2023
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, Zulmaeta Zulmaeta   +1 more
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The impact of syphilis screening among female sex workers in China: a modelling study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundIn China, female sex workers (FSWs) are at high risk of syphilis infection, but are hard to reach for interventions. Point-of-care testing introduces opportunities for expanding syphilis control measures.
Kate M Mitchell, Andrew P Cox, David Mabey, Joseph D Tucker, Rosanna W Peeling, Peter Vickerman   +5 more
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Prevention of congenital syphilis: The current state of legislation and public health guidelines

Pregnancy
Syphilis infection among pregnant people and congenital syphilis rates have risen considerably in the United States, leading to adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
Rose Darcy, Laurie Ayala, Maura Quinlan, Danucha Brikshavana, Anne Statton, Irina Tabidze, Helen Cejtin, Jennifer Jao, Sarah Sutton, Nigel Madden, Mariana Espinal, Lynn M. Yee   +11 more
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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
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Evaluating the MedMira Multiplo® Complete Syphilis (TP/nTP) antibody test in a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Ottawa, Canada: increased rapid diagnosis and improved antibiotic stewardship

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Syphilis now affects every population and serology is the mainstay of diagnosis. The issue is that serology has a turnaround time of several days. One solution is point-of-care tests (POCTs), which can provide results in minutes.
Patrick O’Byrne, Riley Dillabough, Kathleen Whyte, Lauren Orser, Vanessa Tran, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Raymond Tsang   +6 more
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MONITORING OF SYPHILIS IN BLOOD DONATIONS: CORRELATIONS WITH NOTIFIED CASES IN BRAZIL

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Background: Syphilis is a public health problem with traditional surveillance limited to clinical monitoring data; asymptomatic and low-risk populations rarely undergo diagnostic testing.
NA Braga, S Mateos, V Avelino-Silva, D Warden, M Ribeiro, L Amorim, P Loureiro, N Fraiji, EC Sabino, B Custer   +9 more
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Psoriasiform syphilis: a challenge

Dermatology Reports, 2021
Syphilis is one of the greatest masqueraders in dermatology, like mycosis fungoides or sarcoidosis. In fact, secondary syphilis can simulate different dermatological conditions, not only clinically but also histopathologically.
Antônio Pedro Schettini, José Carlos Sardinha, Elyana Almeida Marques, Cesare Massone   +3 more
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The prevalence of vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and associated factors among exposed infants in Eastern Lake zone and Southern Highland of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

HIV Research & Clinical Practice
Background Globally, the rate of antiretroviral therapy coverage for pregnant women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increased by 38% between 2010 and 2015 but only by 2% between 2016 and 2020.
Peter Richard Torokaa, Loveness Urio, Ambwene Mwakalobo, Godfrey Eriyo, Alex Sifael Magesa, Regnald Julius, Alice Kyalo, James N. Allan, David J. Osima, Focus M. Shao, Joseph Mziray, Leah Mtui, Theopista P. Mbago, Masanja Robert, Mukome A. Nyamhagatta, Michael Msangi, Maro Chacha, Hasra Charles, Grace Denis Mtui, Mtebe Majigo, Agricola Joachim   +20 more
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Clinical and immunological characteristics of HIV/syphilis co-infected patients following long-term antiretroviral treatment

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the efficacy of anti-syphilis treatment and the impact of syphilis events on HIV virology and immunology in HIV/syphilis co-infected patients on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) and to investigate the incidence ...
Yuanni Wu, Lianfeng Lu, Xiaojing Song, Xiaosheng Liu, Yang Yang, Ling Chen, Jia Tang, Yang Han, Wei Lv, Wei Cao, Taisheng Li, Taisheng Li, Taisheng Li   +12 more
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Time Series Modelling of Syphilis Incidence in China from 2005 to 2012. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:The infection rate of syphilis in China has increased dramatically in recent decades, becoming a serious public health concern. Early prediction of syphilis is therefore of great importance for heath planning and management.
Xingyu Zhang, Tao Zhang, Jiao Pei, Yuanyuan Liu, Xiaosong Li, Pau Medrano-Gracia   +5 more
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