Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

Prevalence of syphilis in female sex workers in three countryside cities of the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

Abstract Background Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) transmitted from person to person mainly by sexual intercourse or through vertical transmission during pregnancy. Female sex workers (FSWs) are exposed especially to syphilis infection, and besides all the efforts to control the...

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Main Authors: Ronaldo Lopes de Souza, Lucimar Di Paula dos Santos Madeira, Marcelo Victor Serejo Pereira, Rachel Macedo da Silva, João Bráullio de Luna Sales, Vania Nakauth Azevedo, Rosimar Neris Martins Feitosa, Jacqueline Cortinhas Monteiro, Marluisa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak, Andre Luis Ribeiro Ribeiro, Aldemir B. Oliveira-Filho, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Syphilis
Sex workers
Amazon region
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4850-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4850-1

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