Epidemiological surveillance of congenital syphilis in Spain, 2000-2010

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 988-990

  Ortiz Lopez, Natalia ^a   Diez, Mercedes ^a,b   Diaz, Oliva ^a   Simon, Fernando ^a   Diaz, Asuncion ^b  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b Secretaria del Plan Nacional sobre el Sida   (Spain)

Author keywords

antenatal care; congenital syphilis; prevention; sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPAIN; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 84865505653     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825d3152     Document Type: Article

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