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Natural history of primary syphilis: clinical and serological aspects of chancre concurrent with Follmann’s balanitis

DST, 2022
Introduction: Primary syphilis is classically represented by a hard chancre, but other rare forms such as Follmann’s balanitis are occasionally described.
John Verrinder Veasey, Sandy Daniele Munhoz, Laura Rodrigues Moda Francisco   +2 more
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Neurosyphilis in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 26, Issue A, Page 18A-22A, 2015., 2015
Neurosyphilis refers to infection of the central nervous system by Treponema pallidum, which may occur at any stage. Neurosyphilis has been categorized in many ways including early and late, asymptomatic versus symptomatic and infectious versus non‐infectious. Late neurosyphilis primarily affects the central nervous system parenchyma, and occurs beyond
Tom Wong, Kevin Fonseca, Max A Chernesky, Richard Garceau, Paul N Levett, Bouchra Serhir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges and key research questions for yaws eradication. [PDF]

, 2015
Yaws is endemic in west Africa, southeast Asia, and the Pacific region. To eradicate yaws by 2020, WHO has launched a campaign of mass treatment with azithromycin.
Asiedu, Kingsley B, Ballard, Ronald C, Bassat, Quique, Chen, Cheng-Yen, Emerson, Paul M, Fegan, David, Knauf, Sascha, Kool, Jacob, Lukehart, Sheila, Mabey, David CW, Marks, Michael, Martin, Diana L, Mitjà, Oriol, Pillay, Allan, Solomon, Anthony W, Taleo, Fasihah, Vestergaard, Lasse S, Ye, Tun   +17 more
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Chlamydia trachomatis Antibody Testing in Vaginal Mucosal Material versus Blood Samples of Women Attending a Fertility Clinic and an STI Clinic

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014
Background. Chlamydia infections often follow an asymptomatic course but may damage the reproductive tract. Chlamydia antibodies in serum are used as markers for past infections and can relate to tubal pathology and infertility. This “proof of principle” study aimed to assess whether Chlamydia antibodies are detectable in easier to obtain, noninvasive,
Ingrid V. F. van den Broek, Jolande A. Land, Jan E. A. M. van Bergen, Servaas A. Morré, Marianne A. B. van der Sande, Deborah A. Wing   +5 more
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Detection and discrimination of herpes simplex viruses, haemophilus ducreyi, treponema pallidum, and calymmatobacterium (klebsiella) granulomatis from genital ulcers [PDF]

, 2006
Background. Genital ulcer disease (GUD) is commonly caused by pathogens for which suitable therapies exist, but clinical and laboratory diagnoses may be problematic.
Biel, Bowden, Bowden, Boye, Bruisten, Carter, Carter, Carter, Cassinotti, D. Siebert, G. Harnett, I. Bastian, I. M. Mackay, K. S. Sriprakash, KHARSANY, Kumar, Lewis, Maass, Mackay, Mackay, N. Jeoffreys, O'Farrell, Orle, Risbud, Rosenstraus, Syrmis, T. P. Sloots, Tong, Yuan   +28 more
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Evaluating Frequency, Diagnostic Quality, and Cost of Lyme Borreliosis Testing in Germany: A Retrospective Model Analysis

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Background. Data on the economic impact of Lyme borreliosis (LB) on European health care systems is scarce. This project focused on the epidemiology and costs for laboratory testing in LB patients in Germany. Materials and Methods. We performed a sentinel analysis of epidemiological and medicoeconomic data for 2007 and 2008.
I. Müller, M. H. Freitag, G. Poggensee, E. Scharnetzky, E. Straube, Ch. Schoerner, H. Hlobil, H.-J. Hagedorn, G. Stanek, A. Schubert-Unkmeir, D. E. Norris, J. Gensichen, K.-P. Hunfeld, Piotr Lewczuk   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chlamydia Trachomatis Tonsillopharyngitis

Case Reports in Otolaryngology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012
Reports about the extragenital spread of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) to oropharynx are limited. We report a male patient with progressive tonsillopharyngitis resistant to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid therapy. The patient presented 9 days after an orogenital and oroanal sexual intercourse with a female sex worker.
Özmen Öztürk, Hüseyin Seven, M. B. Naguib, A. Rapoport   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case of Nigeria-Acquired Human African Trypanosomiasis in United Kingdom, 2016. [PDF]

, 2017
Human African trypanosomiasis has not been reported in Nigeria since 2012. Nevertheless, limitations of current surveillance programs mean that undetected infections may persist.
Brooks, Tim, Brown, Mike, Büscher, Philippe, Cooper, Anneli, Lowe, Patricia, Luintel, Akish, MacLeod, Annette   +6 more
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Immunodiagnosis of Neurocysticercosis: Ways to Focus on the Challenge

BioMed Research International, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a disease of the central nervous system that is considered a public health problem in endemic areas. The definitive diagnosis of this disease is made using a combination of tools that include imaging of the brain and immunodiagnostic tests, but the facilities for performing them are usually not available in endemic areas ...
M. Esquivel-Velázquez, P. Ostoa-Saloma, J. Morales-Montor, R. Hernández-Bello, C. Larralde, Luis I. Terrazas   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Progress on the development of rapid diagnostic tests for foodborne neglected zoonotic helminthiases : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Foodborne Neglected Zoonotic Helminths (FNZH) are parasites of both economic and public health importance. They include Taenia solium, Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, Echinococcus multilocularis and Foodborne trematodes (FBT).
Chabala, Chishala, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Mubanga, Chishimba, Mwape, Kabemba E, Phiri, Isaac K, Schmidt, Veronika, Trevisan, Chiara, Van Damme, Inge, Zulu, Gideon   +9 more
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