Prevalence of positivity in rapid test for syphilis in campaign in Northeastern Brazil

Syphilis is a systemic infectious disease caused by the Treponema pallidum bacterium of sexual transmission predominance. The cases diagnosed in Brazil increase each year, and the prevalence of syphilis during pregnancy is approximately 1%, but the reported number is lower than the expected, indica...

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Main Authors: Karinna Alves Amorim de Sousa, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araujo, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Luciana Sena Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Zeppelini Editorial e Comunicacao 2018-03-01
Series:DST
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Online Access:https://bjstd.org/revista/article/view/822