Resurgence of early congenital syphilis in Alberta

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-36

  Singh, Ameeta Eshri ^a   Sutherland, Karen ^b   Lee, Bonita ^a   Robinson, Joan Louise ^a   Wong, Tom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

CANADA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; GENITAL HERPES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 34447269721     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.070495     Document Type: Review

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