ROUTINE ANTENATAL SYPHILIS SCREENING IN SOUTH WEST NIGERIA- A QUESTIONABLE PRACTICE

BACKGROUND: Untreated maternal syphilis is strongly associated with adverse birth outcomes, especially in women with high titre syphilis. The WHO recommends routine serological screening in pregnancy. Some workers have advised a reappraisal of this practice, having demonstrated low sero-prevalence i...

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Autores principales: Olubukola, Adesina, Adesina, Oladokun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University College Hospital, Ibadan 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4138767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25161469

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