Diagnostic tools for preventing and managing maternal and congenital syphilis: an overview

Diagnostic tools for preventing and managing maternal and congenital syphilis: an overview

Syphilis is a major cause of adverse outcomes in pregnancy in developing countries. Fetal death and morbidity due to congenital syphilis are preventable if infected mothers are identified and treated appropriately by the middle of the second trimester. Most pregnant women with syphilis are asymptoma...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peeling Rosanna W., Ye Htun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2004-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Syphilis, Congenital Syphilis/diagnosis
Syphilis, Congenital Syphilis/therapy
Syphilis serodiagnosis/utilization
Immunoenzyme techniques/utilization
Treponema pallidum/isolation and purification
Prenatal diagnosis
Evaluation studies
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004000600010

Internet

http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004000600010

Similar Items