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Congenital Syphilis: a Review of Global Epidemiology
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In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global health initiative for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of syphilis. This condition is highly preventable through antenatal identification of syphilis infection and treatment with penicillin during pregnancy.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Gilmour, L. S., & Walls, T.
- Affiliations
- Department of Paediatrics, Nelson Hospital, Nelson, New Zealand
- Christchurch Hospital (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Gilmour, Leeyan S.
- Venue
- Clinical Microbiology Reviews
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 2023-06-21
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- e0012622-e0012622
- ISSN
- 0893-8512 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-6618
- PMC
- PMC10283482
- OpenAlex
- W4324308095
- Cited by
- 101
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 35 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 3.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Clinical Microbiology Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Historical Medical Research and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Reproductive tract infections research
- Keywords
- congenital syphilis, mother-to-child transmission, syphilis epidemiology, antenatal syphilis screening
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Syphilis, Syphilis, Congenital, Global Health, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
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