Trends in seroreactivity for syphilis among pregnant Nigerian women
Autor: | D C Oshi, S E Anya, C M Nwokeji, U C Ozumba |
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Rok vydání: | 1999 |
Předmět: |
Sexually transmitted disease
medicine.medical_specialty Population Nigeria Developing country Dermatology Pregnancy Epidemiology Prevalence medicine Humans Syphilis Pregnancy Complications Infectious education reproductive and urinary physiology Retrospective Studies Gynecology education.field_of_study business.industry Retrospective cohort study Original Articles medicine.disease Syphilis Serodiagnosis Infectious Diseases Family medicine Female business Treponematosis |
Zdroj: | Sexually Transmitted Infections. 75:120-120 |
ISSN: | 1368-4973 |
DOI: | 10.1136/sti.75.2.120 |
Popis: | Syphilis is an old disease that continues to challenge clinicians including obstetricians. We present a review of the outcome of routine serological screening for syphilis among pregnant women who received antenatal care at the University of Nigeria teaching hospital in Enugu eastern Nigeria. Methods: This was a retrospective review of results of serological tests for syphilis for pregnant women during the period 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1997. (excerpt) |
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