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Factors associated with syphilis infection: a cross-sectional survey among outpatients in Asikuma Odoben Brakwa District, Ghana

BACKGROUND: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. The disease affects all ages and both sexes but more prevalent among the sexually active age group of 15–49 years. The purpose of the current study was to determine the prevalence and factors associa...

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Autores principales:	Banong-le, Martin, Ofosu, Samuel Kwabena, Anto, Francis
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6489217/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3967-6

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