Global Estimates of Syphilis in Pregnancy and Associated Adverse Outcomes: Analysis of Multinational Antenatal Surveillance Data

The World Health Organization initiative to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of syphilis aims for ≥ 90% of pregnant women to be tested for syphilis and ≥ 90% to receive treatment by 2015. We calculated global and regional estimates of syphilis in pregnancy and associated adverse outcomes for 2...

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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 10; no. 2; p. e1001396
Main Authors:	Newman, Lori, Kamb, Mary, Hawkes, Sarah, Gomez, Gabriela, Say, Lale, Seuc, Armando, Broutet, Nathalie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Babies Delivery of Health Care, Integrated Disease transmission Early Diagnosis Estimates Female Fetal Death - epidemiology Fetal Death - prevention & control Fetal Mortality Gestational Age Global Health Health aspects Health Services Accessibility Humans Infant Mortality Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control Medicine Mother and child Physiological aspects Predictive Value of Tests Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - mortality Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - therapy Premature Birth - epidemiology Premature Birth - prevention & control Prenatal Care Public health Serologic Tests Stillbirth - epidemiology Syphilis Syphilis - diagnosis Syphilis - epidemiology Syphilis - mortality Syphilis - therapy Syphilis - transmission Syphilis, Congenital - diagnosis Syphilis, Congenital - epidemiology Syphilis, Congenital - mortality Syphilis, Congenital - therapy Syphilis, Congenital - transmission Time Factors Womens health United Kingdom Europe Predictive Value of Tests Infant Mortality Delivery of Health Care, Integrated Humans Stillbirth Pregnancy Complications, Infectious Fetal Mortality Syphilis, Congenital Anti-Bacterial Agents Fetal Death Time Factors Health Services Accessibility Syphilis World Health Female Infant, Newborn Serologic Tests Infant, Low Birth Weight Premature Birth Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Gestational Age Pregnancy Infant, Premature Early Diagnosis Prenatal Care
ISSN:	1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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