BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The syphilis epidemic continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, despite several recent disease control initiatives.
Ethan Osias +11 more
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Molecular typing of Treponema pallidum isolates from Buenos Aires, Argentina: Frequent Nichols-like isolates and low levels of macrolide resistance [PDF]
, 2017 A total of 54 clinical samples, including genital lesion swabs, whole blood and cerebrospinal fluid from patients diagnosed with syphilis were collected in 2006 and in 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Casco, Ricardo +6 more
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Rapid radiation of treponema pallidum pertenue in wild non-human primates [PDF]
, 2016 Bacteria of the species Treponema pallidum are causative agents of venereal syphilis (Treponema pallidum pallidum), Bejel (T. p. endemicum), and yaws (T. p. pertenue) in humans.
Aki Tanouchi (3461903) +11 more
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Spirochetal Lipoproteins and Immune Evasion. [PDF]
, 2017 Spirochetes are a major threat to public health. However, the exact pathogenesis of spirochetal diseases remains unclear. Spirochetes express lipoproteins that often determine the cross talk between the host and spirochetes.
Boyadjian, Ani +2 more
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Data in Brief, 2018 The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled “Performance of novel infection phase-dependent antigens in syphilis serodiagnosis and treatment efficacy determination”.
Wen Liu +5 more
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Importancia en el sistema de salud de la infección por Treponema pallidum, la enfermedad de Chagas y el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana 1 en amerindios de Argentina: un estudio observacional [PDF]
, 2017 El objetivo de este trabajo fue estimar la prevalencia de Treponema pallidum, Trypanosoma cruzi y virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (HIV-1) en 5 comunidades originarias de Argentina.
Berini, Carolina Andrea +10 more
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Long-Term
mBio, 2018 Investigation of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the spirochete that causes syphilis, has been hindered by an inability to culture the organism continuously in vitro despite more than a century of effort.
Diane G. Edmondson +2 more
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A novel approach to probe host-pathogen interactions of bovine digital dermatitis, a model of a complex polymicrobial infection [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Polymicrobial infections represent a great challenge for the clarification of disease etiology and the development of comprehensive diagnostic or therapeutic tools, particularly for fastidious and difficult-to-cultivate bacteria. Using bovine
Boye, Mette +7 more
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An unusual giant serpiginous lesion of secondary syphilis [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Syphilis is a worldwide sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. Its association with other STIs, including HIV, demands early diagnosis and immediate treatment of patients.
Xavier Grimaux +2 more
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Neurosyphilis presenting with papillitis [PDF]
, 2017 Syphilis is one of the oldest described infectious diseases in the world and is caused by the spirochete bacterium Treponema pallidum[1]. Although now a rare disease, incidence is increasing with the number of diagnoses of the disease rising in England ...
Cooper, Sarah +2 more
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