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Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

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Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

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Full title

Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

Publisher

Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

Journal title

The Journal of infectious diseases, 2002-10, Vol.186 (7), p.940-947

Language

English

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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press

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Scope and Contents

Contents

To measure the impact of maternal syphilis on pregnancy outcome in the Mwanza Region of Tanzania, 380 previously unscreened pregnant women were recruited into a retrospective cohort at delivery and tested for syphilis. Stillbirth was observed in 18 (25%) of 73 women with high-titer active syphilis (i.e., women with a rapid plasma reagin titer ⩾1:8...

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Full title

Syphilis in Pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of Maternal Syphilis on Outcome of Pregnancy

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72094868

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_72094868

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ISSN

0022-1899

E-ISSN

1537-6613

DOI

10.1086/342952

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