Congenital syphilis in Valera, Venezuela

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-277

  Vásquez Manzanilla, Omira ^a,c   Dickson Gonzalez, Sonia M ^b,c   Salas, Jose G ^a   Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J ^c,d   Arria, Melissa ^c,e  

^a Central Hospital of Valera (CHV)   (Venezuela)

^b Hospital de Clinicas Caracas   (Venezuela)

^c Collaborative Group of Clinical Infectious Diseases Research ^*  (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^e NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Congenital; Pregnancy; Sexually transmitted infections; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; JAUNDICE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENINGITIS; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEPSIS; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VENEZUELA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; VENEZUELA;

EID: 34648837303     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmm025     Document Type: Article

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