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Combined evaluation of sexually transmitted infections in HIV-infected pregnant women and infant HIV transmission. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Treponema pallidum (TP), and cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to adverse pregnancy and infant outcomes.
Kristina Adachi, Jiahong Xu, Nava Yeganeh, Margaret Camarca, Mariza G Morgado, D Heather Watts, Lynne M Mofenson, Valdilea G Veloso, Jose Henrique Pilotto, Esau Joao, Glenda Gray, Gerhard Theron, Breno Santos, Rosana Fonseca, Regis Kreitchmann, Jorge Pinto, Marisa M Mussi-Pinhata, Mariana Ceriotto, Daisy Maria Machado, Yvonne J Bryson, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Jack Moye, Jeffrey D Klausner, Claire C Bristow, Ruth Dickover, Mark Mirochnick, Karin Nielsen-Saines, NICHD HPTN 040 Study Team   +27 more
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Widespread treponemal infections of hare populations () in the Netherlands

Zeitschrift f\ ur Jagdwissenschaft, 2010
Further to the first description of treponemal infection in hares () in one province of the Netherlands (Flevoland), this report provides further evidence for the widespread occurrence of hare syphilis in this country. Hunter-bagged hares which had the typical lesions of the disease were serologically examined using the hemagglutination assay and the ...
J. T. Lumeij
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Treponema pallidum infection predicts sexually transmitted viral infections (hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus-2, and human immunodeficiency virus) among pregnant women from rural areas of Mwanza region, Tanzania

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a global health problem with increased risk and morbidities during pregnancy. This study investigated the magnitude of viral STIs among pregnant women from three rural hospitals/clinics providing ...
Gilbert Ng’wamkai, Kalista V. Msigwa, Damas Chengula, Frank Mgaya, Clotilda Chuma, Betrand Msemwa, Vitus Silago, Mtebe Majigo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mariam M. Mirambo   +9 more
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Evaluating the MedMira Multiplo® Complete Syphilis (TP/nTP) antibody test in a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Ottawa, Canada: increased rapid diagnosis and improved antibiotic stewardship [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Syphilis now affects every population and serology is the mainstay of diagnosis. The issue is that serology has a turnaround time of several days. One solution is point-of-care tests (POCTs), which can provide results in minutes.
Patrick O’Byrne, Riley Dillabough, Kathleen Whyte, Lauren Orser, Vanessa Tran, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Raymond Tsang   +6 more
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The Need to Emphasise on Confirmatory Test in the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Low and Middle Income Countries [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Dear Editor, Authors have done several studies on syphilis in different populations in this setting [1-4] and read different articles on syphilis from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).
Mariam M Mirambo, Stephen E Mshana
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Control of Treponemal Infections

BMJ, 1964
A. King
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Severe congenital syphilis as cause of unexpected prematurity: 2 case reports and recommended management

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2023
Epidemiologic data suggest an increasing incidence of congenital syphilis (CS) in developed countries in recent years. Fetal infection by Treponema pallidum can cause a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including stillbirth and prematurity.
Sofia Soares Baptista, Inês Pereira Coelho, Daniel Tiago, Vera Santos, Marta Soares, Luisa Gaspar, João Rosa   +6 more
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Treponemal infections: Report of a WHO Scientific Group [PDF]

Sexually Transmitted Infections, 1982
R. Pattman
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Gestational and congenital syphilis: gaps to be elucidated

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023
Congenital and gestational syphilis are increasingly prevalent multisystemic infections in Brazil. This study aimed to present a case series of three children diagnosed with congenital syphilis even though their mother had unreactive treponemal tests ...
Déborah Esteves Carvalho, João Victor Andrade Pimentel, Luise Oliveira Ribeiro da Silva, Letícia Maria Cardoso Lima Rodrigues, Leonardo Santana Andrade, Carlos Ramon Costa Santana, Marcelo Antônio Silva Menezes, Eloyse Emanuelle Nunes Silva, Gabryelle Eduarda Gama dos Santos, Sayron Natanael Lopes Pereira Santos, Breno Gustavo do Nascimento Gomes, Letícia Almeida Meira, Helga Machado de Farias Santos, Izailza Matos Dantas Lopes   +13 more
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Relation between syphilis cases and sex education of women in a family health unit in the city of Lauro de Freitas

Revista Internacional de Educação e Saúde, 2021
OBJECTIVE: To verify the relation between syphilis cases and sex education in a Family Health Unit in the city of Lauro de Freitas. METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Metropolitan Union for the ...
Juliana Fernandes Oliveira, Bruna Meyer C. Martins Macedo, Anne Moreira Cordeiro, Karoline Freitas Magalhães, Catarina Ferreira Freitas, Amanda Queiroz Lemos   +5 more
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