Effects on preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis and associated adverse pregnant outcomes: a longitudinal study from 2001 to 2015 in Shanghai, China

Effects on preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis and associated adverse pregnant outcomes: a longitudinal study from 2001 to 2015 in Shanghai, China

Abstract Background Maternal syphilis is a health threat to both the pregnant women and the children. This study aimed to delineate the longitudinal trend of maternal syphilis and burden of associated adverse pregnant outcomes (APOs) in Shanghai from 2001 to 2015; and to evaluate the effects of prev...

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Main Authors: Yang Li, Liping Zhu, Li Du, Lingxiao Qu, Weili Jiang, Biao Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Syphilis
Mother-to-child transmission
Adverse pregnant outcomes
Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2721-1

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