Syphilis in HIV-infected mothers and infants: Results from the NICHD/HPTN 040 study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages e52-e57

  Yeganeh, Nava ^a   Watts, Heather D ^b   Camarca, Margaret ^c   Soares, Gabriel ^a   Joao, Esau ^d   Pilotto, Jose Henrique ^e   Gray, Glenda ^f   Theron, Gerhard ^g   Santos, Breno ^h   Fonseca, Rosana ⁱ   Kreitchmann, Regis ^j   Pinto, Jorge ^k   Mussi Pinhata, Marisa ^l   Ceriotto, Mariana ^m   Machado, Daisy Maria ⁿ   Veloso, Valdilea G ^o   Grinzstejn, Beatriz ^o   Morgado, Mariza G ^o   Bryson, Yvonne ^a   Mofenson, Lynne M ^b   Nielsen Saines, Karin ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d Division of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology Department of Surgery   (Brazil)

^e INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^g STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^h Hospital Conceicao   (Brazil)

ⁱ Hospital Fêmina   (Brazil)

^j Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre   (Brazil)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^m Sanatorio de la Trinidad Palermo   (Argentina)

ⁿ FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^o Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

more..

Author keywords

Congenital syphilis; HIV mother to child transmission; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; HIV INFECTIONS; INFANT; MIXED INFECTION; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924135159     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000578     Document Type: Article

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