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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
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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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Liposomes: from August Wassermann to Vaccines Against COVID-19

ADMET and DMPK, 2023
Background and Purpose: The development of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus has become a big challenge for many countries in 2020-2022. mRNA vaccines were shown to be effective and safe and have been widely used worldwide in the fight against the ...
Ganna Grygorieva, Daria Pylypenko, Yuriy Krasnopolsky   +2 more
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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
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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
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Congenital syphilis. New questions about a neglected but re-emerging condition

Case Reports, 2022
In this issue of Case Reports, Cifuentes-Cifuentes et al. (1) describe a case of congenital syphilis (CS) in a newborn resulting from the first pregnancy of a woman who, despite having been diagnosed with syphilis through serological tests four years ...
Hernando Gaitán Duarte
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Congenital Syphilis After Treatment of Maternal Syphilis With a Penicillin Regimen Exceeding CDC Guidelines

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 134-137, 1998., 1998
Background: Although congenital syphilis usually occurs as a result of a failure to detect and treat syphilis in pregnant women, failures of the currently recommended regimen to prevent congenital syphilis have been reported. Case: This report describes an infant with congenital syphilis despite maternal treatment with a regimen exceeding current CDC ...
Craig S. Conover, Charles A. Rend, Grayson B. Miller Jr., George P. Schmid   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovating the fight against syphilis

DST, 2020
Introduction: Syphilis is a major public health problem. Its incidence has increased in Brazil, particularly in the Southern Region. New tools are available, and immediate action is necessary.
Antonio Gerbase, Vanessa Martins de Oliveira, Suelen Porto Basgalupp, Thayane Martins Dornelles, Michelle Pretto, Luana Pedrotti, Emerson Silveira de Brito, Eliana Márcia Wendland   +7 more
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Quality Control Assessment of Canadian Laboratories Testing for Lyme Disease

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, Volume 2, Issue 1, Page 41-45, 1991., 1990
In June 1990 a quality control assessment was undertaken of Canadian public health laboratories testing for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease. Twenty sera were distributed to nine laboratories, including 12 obtained from patients in Lyme endemic areas and presumed to be serological positives, and eight ...
Harvey Artsob, Maxwell Garvie
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Congenital syphilis confirmed by PCR as a result of treatment failure for syphilis in pregnancy. Case report

Case Reports, 2022
Introduction: Congenital syphilis is a major public health problem, and early diagnosis and treatment are necessary to prevent it. Penicillin G benzathine is the treatment of choice in pregnant women; however, it may fail to prevent fetal infection, as ...
Mery Yolanda Cifuentes Cifuentes, Linda Stefany Gómez Aristizábal, Gladys Pinilla Bermúdez, Claudia Cruz, Jeannette Navarrete   +4 more
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