Syphilis Epidemiology
Declining syphilis rate in pregnant women in Botswana is positive sign for HIV epidemic
Published in AIDS Weekly, February 6th, 2006
Investigators in the United States and Botswana report, "To evaluate trends in syphilis prevalence among antenatal women in a high HIV prevalence setting in northern Botswana, laboratory logbooks of antenatal syphilis testing for 1992-2003 in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city, were reviewed, and a consecutive sample of 750 women per year from 1992-2003 were analyzed."
"VDRL result and age were recorded. A positive result was considered a case," explained Tracy L. Creek at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2006-02-06)
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