Low seroprevalence of syphilis in Burkina Faso

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-37

  Kirakoya Samadoulougou, Fati ^a,b   Defer, Marie Christine ^b   Yaro, Seydou ^b   Fao, Paulin ^b   Ilboudo, François ^c   Langani, Youssouf ^c   Meda, Nicolas ^b,d   Robert, Annie ^a   Nagot, Nicolas ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE MURAZ   (Burkina Faso)

^c Institut National de La Statistique Et de La Démographie INSD   (Burkina Faso)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^e UMR 1058 University of Montpellier   (France)

^f MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURKINA FASO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RURAL HEALTH; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SYPHILIS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751650894     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.042465     Document Type: Article

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