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Syphilis surveillance report [PDF]
"Syphilis, a genital ulcerative disease, can cause significant complications if untreated and facilitates the transmission of HIV. Untreated early syphilis during pregnancy results in perinatal death in up to 40% of cases and, if acquired during the four
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Background. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on recombinant analogues of Treponema pallidum immunogenic proteins enables the diagnosis of syphilis by determining immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M. The detection of specific immunoglobulin M
N. V. Arbuzova +3 more
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Introduction: Congenital syphilis (CS) occurs at any time during gestation if the pregnant women were not treated or were incorrectly treated during pregnancy. CS can be avoided with adequate prenatal diagnosis and treatment.
Gabriela Gaspar Filgueiras Landi +3 more
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Educating health workers is key in congenital syphilis elimination in Colombia
Introduction: Colombia promotes the diagnosis and treatment of gestational syphilis in a single visit using rapid diagnostic tests to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
Juan Pablo Garcés +5 more
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Introduction International guidelines recommend routine screening for syphilis (aetiological agent: Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum) amongst key populations and vulnerable populations using tests detecting treponemal and non-treponemal antibodies.
Lorenzo Gios +13 more
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GESTATIONAL SYPHILIS: REPERCUSSIONS FOR POSTPARTUM WOMEN
Objective: To know the repercussions of the diagnosis of Gestational Syphilis for the postpartum woman. Method: A qualitative research carried out in a pediatric unit of a university hospital in southern Brazil.
Jéssica Gama da Silva +5 more
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Comparison of Semi-Quantitative RPR Test and TPHA for Serodiagnosis of Syphilis
Introduction: A reactive RPR should always be confirmed with treponemal test like TPHA in suspected syphilis patients to rule out biological false positive cases.
Nasiruddin M Shaikh +2 more
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Introduction: The feminization process of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) infection in Brazil is evidenced by the expressive increase in the number of infected women and by mortality rates, which is ...
Artur Alves da Silva +4 more
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