Congenital syphilis: associated factors in a follow-up outpatient clinic

JAS Soares, APF Holzmann, BBS Alves… - Revista Paulista de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: This study aimed to describe the characteristics of mothers and children assisted
in a follow-up clinic for congenital syphilis and identify the factors associated with the …

Epidemiological profile, spatial distribution, and syphilis time series: a cross-sectional study in a Brazilian municipality

CM Lino, MLR de Sousa, MJ Batista - The Journal of Infection in Developing …, 2021 - jidc.org
Introduction: Syphilis is an infectious disease of bacterial nature, acting on organs and/or
systems. The increase in the number of cases worldwide has been of concern and the …

The effect of mobility on HIV-related healthcare access and use for female sex workers: A systematic review

C Davey, F Cowan, J Hargreaves - Social Science & Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Female sex workers (FSW) experience a high HIV burden and are often mobile. FSW access
to HIV-related healthcare is essential for equitable welfare and to reduce new HIV infections …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalencia de infección por Treponema pallidum en individuos atendidos en un centro especializado de Medellín, Colombia

JA Cardona-Arias, LF Higuita-Gutiérrez… - … Facultad Nacional de …, 2022 - scielo.org.co
Objetivo: Describir la prevalencia de infección por Treponema pallidum en individuos
atendidos en un centro especializado de Medellín, Colombia, 2019. Metodología: Estudio …

Overview of aboriginal and Torres Strait islander health status 2018

AI HealthInfoNet, J Burns, N Drew, M Elwell… - 2019 - ro.ecu.edu.au
Abstract The Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health status (Overview) aims
to provide a comprehensive summary of the most recent indicators of the health and current …

Association between treatment failure in patients with early syphilis and penicillin resistance-related gene mutations of Treponema pallidum: Protocol for a multicentre …

HF Mi, X Shen, XQ Chen, XL Zhang, WJ Ke… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The widespread occurrence of syphilis remains a global public health problem.
Although penicillin has been recommended as the first-line therapy for syphilis for more than …

Congenital syphilis case surveillance in South Africa 2017–19: Experience, challenges and opportunities

M Morifi, N Malevu, S Odayan… - Journal of Tropical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Untreated or inadequately treated maternal syphilis infection may be
transmitted from mother to child resulting in congenital syphilis (CS) infection. In South Africa …

Treatment administered to newborns with congenital syphilis during a penicillin shortage in 2015, Fortaleza, Brazil

AFB Rocha, MAL Araújo, MM Taylor, EO Kara… - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Between 2014 and 2016, Brazil experienced a severe shortage in
penicillin supply, resulting in a lack of treatment among some pregnant women and …

Investigating latent syphilis in HIV treatment-experienced Ethiopians and response to therapy

S Girma, W Amogne - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objectives We investigated people with HIV (PWH) receiving combination antiretroviral
therapy (cART) for latent syphilis infection prevalence, risk factors, treatment response, and …

Efficacy and safety of treatments for different stages of syphilis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational …

M Liu, Y Fan, J Chen, J Yang, L Gao, X Wu… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Parenteral penicillin is the first-line regimen for treating syphilis. However, allergic reactions
and poor drug tolerance still present challenging problems with respect to use of this …