Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison
Abstract In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the preventi...
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| author | L. Gétaz K.M. Posfay-Barbe N. Cossio M. Villarroel-Torrico |
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| description | Abstract In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the prevention of perinatal transmission of syphilis by systematic screening of pregnant women and appropriate treatment given by trained professionals within the prison environment, which represents a key population for controlling this disease, which is responsible for causing severe complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-353ea3736bb24433831e9e12ffa21d0d2022-12-21T20:01:56ZengSociedad Española de Sanidad PenitenciariaRevista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria2013-646319398100S1575-06202017000300098Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prisonL. GétazK.M. Posfay-BarbeN. CossioM. Villarroel-TorricoAbstract In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the prevention of perinatal transmission of syphilis by systematic screening of pregnant women and appropriate treatment given by trained professionals within the prison environment, which represents a key population for controlling this disease, which is responsible for causing severe complications.http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1575-06202017000300098&lng=en&tlng=enprisionessífilis congénitaenfermedades de transmisión sexualniñoembarazoBoliviatransmisión vertical de enfermedad infecciosa |
| spellingShingle | L. Gétaz K.M. Posfay-Barbe N. Cossio M. Villarroel-Torrico Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria prisiones sífilis congénita enfermedades de transmisión sexual niño embarazo Bolivia transmisión vertical de enfermedad infecciosa |
| title | Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison |
| title_full | Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison |
| title_fullStr | Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison |
| title_short | Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison |
| title_sort | congenital syphilis in 2 children in a bolivian prison |
| topic | prisiones sífilis congénita enfermedades de transmisión sexual niño embarazo Bolivia transmisión vertical de enfermedad infecciosa |
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