Congenital syphilis in the 21st century

Current Women's Health Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-302

  Carey, J Christoper ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

BONE DEFORMATION; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MATERNAL CARE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN DEATH; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REAGIN TEST; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STILLBIRTH; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; UNITED STATES; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; FEMALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; PENICILLINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141721356     PISSN: 15345874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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