Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of maternal syphilis on outcome of pregnancy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 940-947

  Watson Jones, Deborah ^a,b   Changalucha, John ^b   Gumodoka, Balthazar ^c   Weiss, Helen ^a   Rusizoka, Mary ^d   Ndeki, Leonard ^e   Whitehouse, Anne ^f   Balira, Rebecca ^b   Todd, James ^a,b   Ngeleja, Donatila ^g   Ross, David ^a,b   Buvé, Anne ^h   Hayes, Richard ^a   Mabey, David ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b National Institute for Medical Research   (South Africa)

^c Bugando Medical Centre   (South Africa)

^d Regional Medical Office   (South Africa)

^e Municipal Office of Health   (South Africa)

^f Voluntary Service Overseas Programme Office for Tanzania   (South Africa)

^g Sengerema Designated District Hospital   (South Africa)

^h INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WASTAGE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; STILLBIRTH; SYPHILIS; TANZANIA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TANZANIA; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0036785335     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342952     Document Type: Article

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