Delayed diagnosis of maternal and congenital syphilis: An unrecognized epidemic?
Syphilis is an infection caused by Treponema pallidum spirochetes. The diagnosis of this sexually transmitted disease may be missed, partly due to the painless nature of genital ulcers in its primary stage. Women in Canada are screened for syphilis in their first trimester of pregnancy, but late pre...
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Public Health Agency of Canada
2022-02-01
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| Series: | Canada Communicable Disease Report |
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| Online Access: | https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/reports-publications/canada-communicable-disease-report-ccdr/monthly-issue/2022-48/issue-2-3-february-march-2022/maternal-congenital-syphilis.html |