کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3397839 1222252 2008 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Antenatal syphilis serology in pregnant women and follow-up of their infants in northern Italy
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Antenatal syphilis serology in pregnant women and follow-up of their infants in northern Italy
چکیده انگلیسی

ABSTRACTPositive syphilis serology was noted in 119 (0.49%) of the 24 053 pregnant women delivering at St Orsola Hospital in Bologna, Italy, from November 2000 through July 2007. Six presumptive cases of congenital syphilis with IgM western blot positive results were found. Two infants had a positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test result (one also had a positive CSF PCR result), another presented long-bone lesions, and the remaining three were preterm. These observations confirmed that antenatal syphilis screening facilitates treatment during pregnancy and offsets vertical transmission; moreover, the use of IgM western blot and careful CSF examination allowed the identification and treatment of high-risk newborns.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Clinical Microbiology and Infection - Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2008, Pages 1065–1068
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