Syphilis

RW Peeling, D Mabey, ML Kamb… - Nature reviews …, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum) causes syphilis via sexual exposure
or vertical transmission during pregnancy. T. pallidum is renowned for its invasiveness and …

The point-of-care laboratory in clinical microbiology

M Drancourt, A Michel-Lepage, S Boyer… - Clinical microbiology …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Point-of-care (POC) laboratories that deliver rapid diagnoses of infectious
diseases were invented to balance the centralization of core laboratories. POC laboratories …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and …

SI Hay, AA Abajobir, KH Abate, C Abbafati, KM Abbas… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Measurement of changes in health across locations is useful to compare and
contrast changing epidemiological patterns against health system performance and identify …

[HTML][HTML] Incidência de sífilis congênita e fatores associados à transmissão vertical da sífilis: dados do estudo Nascer no Brasil

RMSM Domingues, MC Leal - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo foi estimar a incidência de sífilis congênita ao nascimento e verificar os fatores
associados à transmissão vertical da sífilis. Estudo nacional, de base hospitalar, realizado …

Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis in 2008 and 2012: a health systems modelling study

NS Wijesooriya, RW Rochat, ML Kamb… - The Lancet Global …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background In 2007, WHO launched a global initiative for the elimination of mother-to-child
transmission of syphilis (congenital syphilis). An important aspect of the initiative is …

Reported estimates of adverse pregnancy outcomes among women with and without syphilis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Qin, T Yang, S Xiao, H Tan, T Feng, H Fu - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background To estimate probability of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) among women
with and without syphilis through a systematic review of published literatures …

When cost-effective interventions are unaffordable: Integrating cost-effectiveness and budget impact in priority setting for global health programs

A Bilinski, P Neumann, J Cohen, T Thorat… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
When cost-effective interventions are unaffordable: Integrating cost-effectiveness and
budget impact in priority setting for global health programs | PLOS Medicine Skip to main …

Point-of-care diagnostics for diagnosis of active syphilis infection: needs, challenges and the way forward

MD Pham, JJ Ong, DA Anderson, HE Drummer… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Syphilis, a curable sexually transmitted infection, has re-emerged as a global public health
threat with an estimated 5.6 million new cases every year. Pregnant women and men who …

The impact of antenatal syphilis point of care testing on pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review

D Brandenburger, E Ambrosino - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Mother-to-child transmission of syphilis remains a leading cause of neonatal
death and stillbirth, disproportionally affecting women in low-resource settings where …

Point-of-care sexually transmitted infection diagnostics: Proceedings of the STAR sexually transmitted infection—clinical trial group programmatic meeting

AD Cristillo, CC Bristow, R Peeling… - Sexually transmitted …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The goal of the point-of-care (POC) sexually transmitted infection (STI) Diagnostics meeting
was to review the state-of-the-art research and develop recommendations for the use of …