Diagnosis of congenital syphilis from placental examination: Comparison of histopathology, steiner stain, and polymerase chain reaction for Treponema pallidum DNA

Human Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 366-372

  Genest, David R ^a   Choi Hong, Sung R ^b   Tate, James E ^b   Qureshi, Faisal ^b   Jacques, Suzanne M ^b   Crum, Christopher ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

congenital syphilis; placenta; polymerase chain reaction; Treponema pallidum; villitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0029977595     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(96)90110-0     Document Type: Article

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