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Survey of Treponemal Infections in Free-Ranging and Captive Macaques, 1999–2012 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Survey results showed treponemal infection among pet macaques in Southeast Asia, a region with a high prevalence of human yaws. This finding, along with studies showing treponemal infection in nonhuman primates in Africa, should encourage a One Health ...
Amy R. Klegarth, Chigozie A. Ezeonwu, Aida Rompis, Benjamin P.Y.-H. Lee, Nantiya Aggimarangsee, Mukesh Chalise, John Cortes, M. Feeroz, Barbara J. Molini, Bess C. Godornes, Michael Marks, Michael Schillaci, Gregory Engel, Sascha Knauf, Sheila A. Lukehart, Lisa Jones-Engel   +15 more
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Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: syphilis diagnostic tests

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
The recommendations for diagnostic tests for investigating syphilis are part of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections and the Technical Manual for Syphilis Diagnosis ...
Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Álisson Bigolin, José Boullosa Alonso Neto, Esdras Daniel dos Santos Pereira, Maria Luiza Bazzo   +4 more
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Treponemal infections in hares in The Netherlands [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1994
Treponemal infections in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from The Netherlands were diagnosed by means of serological tests for human syphilis and histological demonstration of spirochetes by the Bosma-Steiner silver impregnation method in histological sections of skin lesions.
Lumeij, JT, de Koning, J, Bosma, RB, van der Sluis, JJ, Schellekens, JFP   +4 more
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Failure to recognize Low non-treponemal titer syphilis infections in pregnancy May lead to widespread under-treatment

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: Rates of maternal syphilis have increased five-fold in Brazil in the past decade. While penicillin remains the only appropriate treatment for maternal syphilis, we hypothesized that low non-treponemal titers (
Emma Jane Swayze, Karin Nielsen-Saines, Eddy R Segura, Eduardo Saad, Dahai Yue, Warren Scott Comulada, Mary Catherine Cambou   +6 more
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Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and Haemophilus ducreyi cause skin ulcers in impoverished communities. Historical serologic records from Ghana focus on T. pallidum, omitting potential H. ducreyi cases. The objective of this study was to
Shirley Victoria Simpson, Hiroaki Arima, Eric Behene, Sabin S. Nundu, John Hammond, Rita Atta-Owusu, Paul Noah-Quarm, Nana Konama Kotey, Kingsley Asiedu, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Rie Roselyne Yotsu, Taro Yamamoto   +11 more
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and positive treponemal serology in Solomon Islands guest workers in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Objectives: The burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Pacific guest workers in Australia is currently unknown. Our study determined the prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, HIV and treponemal infection in a group of predominately Solomon ...
Mikaela Seymour, Sean O’Connor, Levi Hou, Sarai Tafa, Sarat Tata, Nicholas Smoll, Stefanie Vaccher, Annie Preston-Thomas, Nishila Moodley   +8 more
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Field evaluation of a dual treponemal/non-treponemal point-of-care test for syphilis within an HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programme in Hanoi, Vietnam. [PDF]

Sex Transm Infect
Objectives Syphilis infections are high among men who have sex with men (MSM) on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Point-of-care (POC) testing may improve diagnosis and treatment. We performed a field evaluation of the Chembio dual path platform (DPP)
Biba U, Bui HTM, Nguyen LT, Dang HT, Bui TT, Nguyen TC, Dau NS, Pham LQ, Giang LM, Adamson PC.   +9 more
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TORCH agents in women of fertile age: towards prevention of congenital infections, Italy, 2019 to 2020 [PDF]

Eurosurveillance
BACKGROUND Microbiological surveillance during pregnancy is important for better neonatal outcomes. AIM We aimed to assess IgG and IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, parvovirus B19, Treponema pallidum, rubella virus and cytomegalovirus in women of
on behalf of the Torch Study Group
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Syphilis prevalence trends in adult women in 132 countries – estimations using the Spectrum Sexually Transmitted Infections model

Scientific Reports, 2018
We estimated national-level trends in the prevalence of probable active syphilis in adult women using the Spectrum Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) model to inform program planning, target-setting, and progress evaluation in STI control.
Eline L. Korenromp, S. Guy Mahiané, Nico Nagelkerke, Melanie M. Taylor, Rebecca Williams, R. Matthew Chico, Carel Pretorius, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Jane Rowley   +8 more
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High prevalence of co-infections with latent tuberculosis, syphilis and hepatitis B and C among people with HIV in Ghana: a call for integrating screening into routine care

AIDS Research and Therapy
Background People with HIV (PWH) are at risk of co-infections, such as latent tuberculosis (LTBI), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and syphilis; hence, routine screening is critical.
Helena Lamptey, James Odame Aboagye, Christopher Zaab-Yen Abana, Anthony Twumasi Boateng, Ephraim Mawufemor Kofi Kanda, Dzidzor Aku Attoh, Araba Abaidoo-Myles, Charlotte Borteley Bortey, Jonathan Klutse, Peter Puplampu, Gloria Ansa, Vincent Jessey Ganu, Joseph Oliver-Commey, Evelyn Yayra Bonney, George Boateng Kyei   +14 more
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