Trends of syphilis seroprevalence at a tertiary care center in New Delhi, India: A 10-year analysis

OBJECTIVES: Syphilis has been called the great mimicker or the great imitator due to its myriad of clinical presentations. Despite strenuous concerted efforts toward the elimination of syphilis, it still remains a goal to be achieved. During recent years, many different trends of syphilis have been...

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Autores principales: Srivastava, Prakhar, Bhargava, Aradhana, Bansal, Shikha, Khunger, Niti, Saxena, Ashok Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10343113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37457516
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_77_22
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: Syphilis has been called the great mimicker or the great imitator due to its myriad of clinical presentations. Despite strenuous concerted efforts toward the elimination of syphilis, it still remains a goal to be achieved. During recent years, many different trends of syphilis have been reported from around the globe. METHODS: A retrospective observational clinico-investigative study was carried out to analyze the 10-year trends of syphilis at one of the largest public sector hospitals in India. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Both venereal disease research laboratory and Treponema pallidum Hemagglutination assay positivity rates showed a significant declining trend from 2007 to 2016, reflecting the success of the National Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention and Control Program.

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