Exploring artificial intelligence for differentiating early syphilis from other skin lesions: a pilot study by Jiajun Sun, Yingping Li, Zhen Yu, Janet M. Towns, Nyi N. Soe, Phyu M. Latt, Lin Zhang, Zongyuan Ge, Christopher K. Fairley, Jason J. Ong, Lei Zhang

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Poor Reporting of Outcomes Beyond Accuracy in Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis: A Call for a Framework by Yalda Jafari, Mira Johri, Lawrence Joseph, Caroline Vadnais, Nitika Pant Pai

“…Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics for syphilis can contribute to epidemic control by offering a timely knowledge of serostatus. …”
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Role of IgM testing in the diagnosis and post-treatment follow-up of syphilis: a prospective cohort study by Tania Crucitti, Irith De Baetselier, Hilde Smet, Kara K Osbak, Achilleas Tsoumanis, Marjan Van Esbroek, Chris R Kenyon

“…Objectives The diagnosis of repeat syphilis and its follow-up remains challenging. We aimed to investigate if IgM testing may assist in the diagnosis of syphilis reinfection/relapse and its treatment follow-up.Methods This substudy was conducted in the context of a syphilis biomarker discovery study (ClinicalTrials.gov Nr: NCT02059525). …”
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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Point-of-Care Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Ameeta E Singh, Max A Chernesky, Muhammad Morshed, Tom Wong

“…Syphilis point-of-care tests (POCT) are widely available in developing countries enabling early diagnosis, treatment and support. …”
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Enhancing insights in sexually transmitted infection mapping: Syphilis in Forsyth County, North Carolina, a case study. by Lani Fox, William C Miller, Dionne Gesink, Irene Doherty, Marc Serre

“…In 2008-2011 Forsyth County, North Carolina (NC) experienced a four-fold increase in syphilis rising to over 35 cases per 100,000 mirroring the 2021 state syphilis rate. …”
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Syphilitic optic neuritis and uveitis – case report by Karolina Bonińska, Hanna Sobutka, Dagmara Mrowicka, Michał Post, Tomasz Dybek, Maciej Bednarski, Sławomir Cisiecki

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Analysis of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes of Pregnant Women with Syphilis and Maternal-Infant Serological Association in Changzhou, China, 2015–2019 by Chaorong Bian, Zhiqiang Qin, Jieying Zhang, Mengtao Sun, Manman Gu, Kejin Chen

“…Although the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis program in China has achieved national coverage for 7 years, controversy still exists regarding the treatment of syphilis and the serological significance of syphilis. …”
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Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: The Possible Effect on the Course of Pregnancy and Fetal Outcomes—A Case Report and Literature Review by Dovile Kielaite, Saule Januskiene, Virginija Paliulyte

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Seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus, Toxoplasma gondii, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections in a Regional Population Seropositive for HIV Infection by Daniel G Johns, M John Gill

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of exposure to cytomegalovirus (CMV), Toxoplasma gondii, syphilis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a large, well characterized, regional population presenting for human immunodeficency virus (HIV) care.…”
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The diagnostic performance evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Techalew Shimelis, Endale Tadesse

“…Also, its performance to detect syphilis was evaluated using 85 syphilis positive and 100 syphilis negative serum samples. …”
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Evaluation of recombinant proteins <i>T. pallidum</i> Тр0163 and Тр0971 as antigens for the diagnosis of syphilis using enzyme immunoassay by Natalia V. Arbuzova, Marina V. Shpilevaya, Georgii L. Katunin, Oleg E. Kuznetsov, Nikita Yu. Nosov, Viсtoria S. Solomka

“…Therefore, the search for more sensitive and specific antigens for the serological diagnosis of syphilis continues. Aims. To evaluate the potential of recombinant proteins T. pallidum Тр0163 and Тр0971 as candidate antigens for the determination of IgG in the sera of syphilis patients using enzyme immunoassay. …”
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Secondary Syphilis Presenting as Glossodynia, Plaques en Prairie Fauchée, and a Split Papule at the Oral Commissure: Case Report and Review by Walter de Araujo Eyer-Silva, Maria Alessandra Leite Freire, Cecília Angelina Horta-Araujo, Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry

“…Syphilis has been coined “the great imitator” due to its extreme heterogeneity of presentation and mimicry of other conditions. …”
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Présence de la syphilis dans l’enclos du Temple (Paris, XIIe-XIVe et XVe-XVIIIe siècles) by Yann Ardagna, Avril Meffray, Elodie Wermuth, Philippe Biagini, Isabelle Caillot

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Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Serological Tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Paul N Levett, Kevin Fonseca, Raymond SW Tsang, Kamran Kadkhoda, Bouchra Serhir, Sandra M Radons, Muhammad Morshed

“…Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, is an infection recognized since antiquity. …”
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Feasibility and Field Performance of a Simultaneous Syphilis and HIV Point-of-Care Test Based Screening Strategy in at Risk Populations in Edmonton, Canada by Joshua Bergman, Jennifer Gratrix, Sabrina Plitt, Jayne Fenton, Chris Archibald, Tom Wong, Ameeta E. Singh

“…Few studies have evaluated the feasibility of delivering syphilis point-of-care (POC) testing in outreach (nonclinical) settings in resource rich countries. …”
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La politique de lutte contre les épidémies carcérales dans les prisons françaises, 1944-1994 by Jean-Lucien Sanchez

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Osmanlı Devleti’nde Frengi İle Mücadeleye Adanmış Kısa Bir Ömür: Hüdavendigar Vilayeti Seyyar Frengi Tabibi Nuri Ömer Efendi by Mehmet GÜNEŞ

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Modified TPPA combined with western blotting facilitates syphilis diagnosis in isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay sera: a prospective cohort study by Xia Luo, Hua Xiao, Yanfang Lu, Weiming Gu, Ziyong Sun, Jing Peng, Liming Cheng

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Syphilis-Related Eye Disease Presenting as Bilateral Papilledema, Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Hemorrhage, and Anterior Uveitis in a Penicillin-Allergic Patient by Jamie Dietze, Shane Havens

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is known to expedite the progression of syphilis when patients are coinfected, thus compounding the potential ophthalmic presentations. …”
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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

Subjects: “…Syphilis infection…”
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