Prevalence of syphilis seropositivity in antenatal clinic clients in a teaching hospital in South-South region of Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-23

  Onwuezobe, I A ^a   Ochang, E A ^a   Umoiyoho, A ^a   Bassey, E A ^a   Umoffia, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antenatal clients; PMTCT; Seropositivity; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROPREVALENCE; SYPHILIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84856840623     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60005-4     Document Type: Article

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