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International Journal of Microbiology, 2018 Background. Syphilis among female sex workers (FSW) remains a public health concern due to its potential impact on their health and the possibility of transmission to their clients, partners, and children. Recent data on the prevalence of syphilis in the
Henri Gautier Ouedraogo +13 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) among men who have sex with men (MSM). Increasing syphilis testing is important to syphilis control.
Yajie Wang +8 more
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What could re-infection tell us about R0? a modeling case-study of syphilis transmission [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Many infectious diseases can lead to re-infection. We examined the relationship between the prevalence of repeat infection and the basic reproductive number (R0). First we solved a generic, deterministic compartmental model of re-infection to derive an analytic solution for the relationship.
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Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and Syphilis in Blood Donors in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat: Declining Trends Over a Period of 3½ Years [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Transfusion of blood and blood products is a life saving intervention and benefits innumerous patients worldwide. At the same time it could be an ominous mode of infection transmission to recipients.
Agravat, AH, Dhruva, GA, Pujara, KM
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Plaque‐Like Dermatofibroma: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature With a Focus on Dermoscopy
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plaque‐like dermatofibroma (PLDF) is a rare clinical variant of dermatofibroma (DF), characterised by flat, infiltrative lesions, often larger than 50 mm in diameter and located on the trunk or lower extremities. A 44‐year‐old male presented to our clinic with a 20 cm brownish plaque with peripheral satellite lesions on the right antecubital ...
Francesco Cavallo +7 more
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STD Services Delivery Arrangements in Georgia County Health Departments [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Uniformity, standardization, and evidence-based public health practice are needed to improve the efficiency and quality of services in local health departments (LHDs).
Angie Peden +3 more
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Clinical Images: Penetrating aortic ulceration as an initial presentation of Erdheim‐Chester disease
Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Jerome Razanamahery, Bernard Bonnotte
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Public Health Nursing, Volume 40, Issue 1, Page 9-16, January/February 2023., 2023 Abstract The paper analyses the health situation and the perceived health status of a sample of women experiencing homelessness (n = 138) in Madrid, Spain. All participants were adults, and the night before the baseline interview, they had slept on the street, at a shelter or any facility provided to care for people living homeless. The information was
Malena Lenta +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2021 Background. The World Health Organization estimated that about 1.36 million pregnant women suffered from syphilis in 2008, and nearly 66% of adverse effects occurred in those who were not tested or treated.
Cui-Cui Duan +5 more
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Epidemic Waves, Small Worlds and Targeted Vaccination [PDF]
arXiv, 2007 The success of an infectious disease to invade a population is strongly controlled by the population's specific connectivity structure. Here a network model is presented as an aid in understanding the role of social behavior and heterogeneous connectivity in determining the spatio-temporal patterns of disease dynamics.
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