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Prevalence assessment of sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women visiting an antenatal care center of Nepal: Pilot of the World Health Organization's standard protocol for conducting STI prevalence surveys among pregnant women.

PLoS ONE, 2021
IntroductionSexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common during pregnancy and can result in adverse delivery and birth outcomes. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of STIs; Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG),
Rubee Dev, Shambhu P Adhikari, Anjana Dongol, Surendra K Madhup, Pooja Pradhan, Sunila Shakya, Shrinkhala Shrestha, Sneha Maskey, Melanie M Taylor   +8 more
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NEUROSYPHILIS IN PEDIATRIC POPULATION: A REVIEW OF CASES

Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde da UNIPAR
Background: Neurosyphilis is the most severe presentation of acquired and congenital syphilis, it occurs when Treponema pallidum penetrates the central nervous system. This development can occur at any time during the evolution of the disease phases. In
Camila Calado Cabral, Mayara Carolina Cañedo, Luana Rossato, Simone Simionatto   +3 more
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HIV test uptake and related factors amongst heterosexual drug users in Shandong province, China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BACKGROUND:In China, the mode of HIV transmission and the types and routes of drug use have changed in the past decade. HIV testing amongst drug users needs further improvement.
Zhenxia Jiang, Cuizhen Xiu, Jun Yang, Xijiang Zhang, Minghua Liu, Xinlong Chen, Dianchang Liu   +6 more
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A Possible Case of Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation, Trepanation, and Metabolic Bone Disease in a Young Adolescent From North‐Central Myanmar (1000–700 bce)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 5, Page 1240-1247, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT This osteobiography explores the life history of an adolescent who lived during the early‐mid Bronze Age (c. 1000–700 bce) and was buried at Nyaung'gan, a site in north‐central Myanmar. Burial 3b had multiple skeletal lesions, and their bones were covered in well‐remodeled subperiosteal new bone.
Anna Willis, Baptiste Pradier, Thu Thu Win, T. O. Pryce   +3 more
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Donor Dilemma: A National Simulation‐Based Case Curriculum for Teaching Donor Call Decision‐Making in Infectious Diseases Trainees

Transplant Infectious Disease, Volume 28, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
An asynchronous donor‐call case‐based progressive disclosure curriculum was feasible and valued across diverse ID and TID training programs. ID and TID trainees reported improved confidence in their clinical reasoning and ability to evaluate donor‐suitability, supporting this educational approach to address a training gap.
Robert Sean Tyler, Rachel B. Colven, Alexandra G. Mills, Drew W. Charles, Ruth O. Adekunle, Divisha Sharma, Yosra Alkabab, Scott R. Curry, Ricardo M. La Hoz, Courtney E. Harris   +9 more
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Trends in asymptomatic STI among HIV-positive MSM and lessons for systematic screening.

PLoS ONE, 2021
The burden of STIs is particularly high in HIV-infected MSM patients. A recent increase in STIs prevalence has been noticed in the US and western European countries.
Eric Farfour, Svetlane Dimi, Olivier Chassany, Sébastien Fouéré, Nadia Valin, Julie Timsit, Jade Ghosn, Claudine Duvivier, Martin Duracinsky, David Zucman, DRIVER study group   +10 more
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Evaluation of the Application of Urea Dissociation Treatment to Reduce the False‐Positive Rate of ELISA for Syphilis Detection

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, Volume 40, Issue 14, July 2026.
Exploring the application of urea dissociation treatment to reduce the false‐positive rate of ELISA for syphilis detection. From January 2023 to January 2024, seven false‐positive syphilis samples were collected from Xi'an Regional Medical Laboratory Centre as the experimental group, five positive specimens as the control group, and five negative ...
Jiao Wang, Bin Li, Haodi Li, Xucai Dong
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Unveiling Saint Theobald: A Multidisciplinary Bioanthropological Investigation

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Volume 36, Issue 4, Page 945-953, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), a French nobleman who embraced voluntary poverty, hermitism, and pilgrimage, represents an early figure in the medieval ascetic movement. He holds historical significance for the diffusion of 11th‐century ascetic ideals, as a hermit saint associated with the Camaldolese order and venerated across northern
Nicola Carrara, Cicero Moraes, Luca Bezzi, Alberto Zanatta, Luca Pagani, Gilberto Artioli, Cinzia Scaggion   +6 more
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Prevalence of syphilis and associated factors in the adult population treated at healthcare facilities in Vitória (ES), Brazil

DST, 2022
Introduction: There are few population-sampling studies on the prevalence of syphilis in Brazil. Objectives: We aim to determine the seroprevalence of syphilis and identify factors associated with the infection in adult patients observed at six regional
Joaquim Batista Ferreira-Filho, Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Alisson Bigolin, Maria do Perétuo Socorro Vendramini Orletti, Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, Angélica Espinosa Miranda   +5 more
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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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