The health and social situation of the mother during pregnancy and global quality of life of the child as an adult. Results from the prospective Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort 1959-19... by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The only indicators to have clear connections with a reduced quality of life were the cases of mother's with syphilis (8.5%), mother's congenital malformations (8.8%), low social group (6.9%) and failing contraception (3.8%). …”
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Is tattooing associated with increased seroprevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors: A single-center study from Southeastern India by Charumathy Arjunan, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda

“…The serological prevalence of the two groups was compared for HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, Syphilis, and Malaria. RESULTS: A total of 368 donors were recruited for the study, 184 donors with tattoos and 184 donors without a tattoo. …”
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Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections in adolescents from the Naiguatá Parish. La Guaira. Venezuela, 2021 by Bárbara Teresa Zabala Enrique, Natasha Sànchez Bouza, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Magdalena Omayda Albelo, Josè Demiàn Rodrìguez Medina, Yusimì Cabada Martìnez

“…Ignorance of sexually transmitted infections, their transmission routes and their clinical manifestations prevailed. AIDS, syphilis and gonorrhea were identified as sexually transmitted infections; recognized the use of condoms as a form of prevention and death (66.9%) and pelvic inflammation (53.5%) as the main complications of these diseases.…”
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De la place du passé dans le présent : maladies vénériennes et mémoires collectives dans le Québec contemporain by Jérôme Boivin

“…De là, une explication est proposée de la mise en œuvre de certains usages du passé dans notre présent – dans et par les médias d’aujourd’hui, à l’égard de l’épidémie de grippe espagnole de 1918 et de l’épidémie de syphilis qui terrifie l’Occident de la fin du XIXe au milieu du XXe siècle. …”
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The Association between Noncommercial Partnerships and Risk of HIV among Female Sex Workers: Evidences from a Cross-Sectional Behavioral and Biological Survey in Southern India by Renuka Pulikallu Somanath, Ram Manohar Mishra, Niranjan Saggurti, Prabhakar Parimi

“…FSWs in nonregular partnerships were more likely to be HIV positive (13.1% versus 10.9%, adjusted OR: 1.4, 95% CI: 1.1–1.8), have syphilis (10.3% versus 4.2%, adjusted OR: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.6–3.3), use condoms inconsistently with occasional clients (21.0% versus 16.5%, adjusted OR: 1.5, 95% CI: 1.2–1.9), and report forced sex (25.1% versus 14.1%, adjusted OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.5–2.4) as compared to those in regular partnerships. …”
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Case Report of HIV and Neurosyphilis Coinfection in a Recent Migrant: Old Diseases in New Faces by Alexa Van Besien, Ian Paolo Mauricio, Ronald Belfort, Joseph Lykins

“…Conclusion: This case highlights the risk of coinfection with HIV and neurosyphilis in the Haitian migrant population and suggests possible benefit in routine screening for HIV and syphilis in the emergency department, particularly for at-risk populations. …”
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Bouvard et Pécuchet et le ruban de Möbius. Variation mathématique sur le désir by Florence Pellegrini

“…However to each is attributed an autonomous sentimental affair: to Bouvard the jokester, the Bordin widow strapped in her dove-colored silk dress; to the bashful Pécuchet, indecisive and still a virgin, Mélie the maid, who will soon infect him with syphilis. Yet these adventures scarcely count in the novel’s global economy. …”
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Transmitted blood infections and emerging vector-borne diseases in blood donors in northern Portugal by Ana Mota, Margarida Fonseca Cardoso

“…The proportions of human immunodeficiency viruses, syphilis, human hepatitis viruses type B and C varied between 0 and 44/100,000 donations. …”
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Ocular Findings in Infants with Microcephaly Caused by Presumed Congenital Infection by Zika Virus in Sergipe by Marco Valadares, Anne Carolyne Lelis Oliveira Pedroso, Alessandro Santana, Angela Maria da Silva, Isabela Soares Costa, Maria Luiza Doria Almeida, Roque Pacheco de Almeida

“…The included infants had head circumference below −2 standard deviations, with negative maternal serology for toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, syphilis, and HIV. Assessment of ocular alterations was performed through review of their medical records. …”
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Positive association between chronic hepatitis B virus infection and anemia in pregnancy in Southern China by Renliang Huang, Zhe Lu, Xinze Li, Duo Zhou, Jing Xu, Dan Lin, Yunxue Fu, Yan Liang, Xuexia Li, Frank Petersen, Qiaomiao Zhou, Xinhua Yu

“…Comparison between women with and without anemia in pregnancy revealed significant differences between the two groups concerning age, gestational diabetes, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, chronic hepatitis B virus infection, syphilis infection, and human immunodeficiency virus infection. …”
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Costs and Resource Use Among Patients with Cervical Cancer, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Genital Warts in Algeria by Ali-Chakib Bennacef, Aomar Ammar Khodja, Fadl Allah Abou-Bekr, Tidiane Ndao, Ryan Holl, Goran Benčina

“…For genital warts, diagnostic tests performed regularly or always included assays for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis; cervical cytology; and colposcopy. Cryotherapy was the universal first-line treatment. …”
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Fotografía del rodaje de la película Plácido, de Luis García Berlanga (Plana de l'Om, Manresa, 1961) by Col·lecció Francesc Escala Bartrolí

“…Thus, Doctor Oromí Pujol's clinic, specializing in syphilis and dermatology, is today an outlet. And the appliance store advertising Philips and Kelvinator has become a clothing store (Zebra). …”
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Fotografía del rodaje de la película Plácido, de Luis García Berlanga (Plana de l'Om, Manresa, 1961) by Col·lecció Francesc Escala Bartrolí

“…Thus, Doctor Oromí Pujol's clinic, specializing in syphilis and dermatology, is today an outlet. And the appliance store advertising Philips and Kelvinator has become a clothing store (Zebra). …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…The first visit which is expected to screen and treat anaemia, and syphilis, screen for risk factors and medical conditions that can be best dealt with in early pregnancy and initiate prophylaxis if required (e.g., for anaemia and malaria) is recommended to be made before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Gloria, Muhoza B., Mukasa, Ssemaluulu Paul, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…The first visit which is expected to screen and treat anaemia, syphilis, screen for risk factors and medical conditions that can be best dealt with in early pregnancy and initiate prophylaxis if required (e.g., for anaemia and malaria) is recommended to be made before the end of the fourth month of pregnancy. …”
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Aetiology of vaginal discharge, urethral discharge, and genital ulcer in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-regression. by Julia Michalow, Magdalene K Walters, Olanrewaju Edun, Max Wybrant, Bethan Davies, Tendesayi Kufa, Thabitha Mathega, Sungai T Chabata, Frances M Cowan, Anne Cori, Marie-Claude Boily, Jeffrey W Imai-Eaton

“…In 2015, estimated primary aetiologies for vaginal discharge were candidiasis (69.4% [95% confidence interval (CI): 44.3% to 86.6%], n = 50), bacterial vaginosis (50.0% [95% CI: 32.3% to 67.8%], n = 39), chlamydia (16.2% [95% CI: 8.6% to 28.5%], n = 50), and trichomoniasis (12.9% [95% CI: 7.7% to 20.7%], n = 80); for urethral discharge were gonorrhoea (77.1% [95% CI: 68.1% to 84.1%], n = 68) and chlamydia (21.9% [95% CI: 15.4% to 30.3%], n = 48); and for genital ulcer were herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) (48.3% [95% CI: 32.9% to 64.1%], n = 47) and syphilis (9.3% [95% CI: 6.4% to 13.4%], n = 117). Temporal variation was substantial, particularly for genital ulcer where HSV-2 replaced chancroid as the primary cause. …”
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Trends and distribution patterns of infant mortality and maternal HIV positivity in South Africa: A decade review (2007 - 2016) by M Makhele, N Ledibane, H Ramatsoma, A Musekiwa

“…This study used a cross-sectional study design by analysing secondary data on infant mortality from the 2007 and 2016 Statistics South Africa Community Surveys (CSs), as well as data from the 2007 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey. (Antenatal HIV Sentinel Survey – ANCHSS). …”
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Progress on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections elimination among youth and adults across BRICS-plus countries: Results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Rizhen Wang, Yinuo Sun, Huan Wang, Xiaoran Yu, JiYan Ma, Zuokun Liu, Jing Li, Zhiyong Zou, Yangmu Huang

“…There were evident period risks of morbidity for HIV in Russia and Iran since 2012 and for syphilis and gonorrhea in Brazil since 2012. Younger generations had a higher risk of contracting HIV in Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran, and Russia, and other STIs in Brazil, India, Iran, and South Africa, particularly genital herpes. …”
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Maternal Hepatitis B Infection Burden, Comorbidity and Pregnancy Outcome in a Low-Income Population on the Myanmar-Thailand Border: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Marieke Bierhoff, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Aung Myat Min, Mary Ellen Gilder, Nay Win Tun, Arunrot Keereevijitt, Aye Kyi Win, Elsi Win, Verena Ilona Carrara, Tobias Brummaier, Cindy S. Chu, Laurence Thielemans, Kanlaya Sriprawat, Borimas Hanboonkunupakarn, Marcus Rijken, François Nosten, Michele van Vugt, Rose McGready

“…Women with a confirmed HBsAg status, HIV- and syphilis-negative at first antenatal care screening, singleton fetus and known pregnancy outcome (Aug-2012 to Dec-2016) were included. …”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…Throughout the 20th century there have been numerous bioethical tragedies, including but not limited to the Holocaust and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study.[3] These and other transgressions have become an impetus for establishing ethical research standards preventing human exploitation in the name of science. …”
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