Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison

In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the prevention of per...

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Autores principales: Gétaz, L., Posfay-Barbe, K.M., Cossio, N., Villarroel-Torrico, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2017
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Visual Image of Prison Health Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6241925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29364335
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description In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the prevention of perinatal transmission of syphilis by systematic screening of pregnant women and appropriate treatment given by trained professionals within the prison environment, which represents a key population for controlling this disease, which is responsible for causing severe complications.
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spelling pubmed-62419252019-01-15 Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison Gétaz, L. Posfay-Barbe, K.M. Cossio, N. Villarroel-Torrico, M. Rev Esp Sanid Penit Visual Image of Prison Health Care In 2013 a cross-sectional study was carried out that revealed 28 cases of active syphilis amongst female inmates in a prison of Cochabamba, Bolivia. A search was conducted for congenital syphilis amongst the children that lived with the infected mothers. It is important to note the prevention of perinatal transmission of syphilis by systematic screening of pregnant women and appropriate treatment given by trained professionals within the prison environment, which represents a key population for controlling this disease, which is responsible for causing severe complications. Sociedad Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC6241925/ /pubmed/29364335 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
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title Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison
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title_fullStr Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison
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title_short Congenital syphilis in 2 children in a Bolivian prison
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