Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. II. The effectiveness of antenatal syphilis screening and single-dose benzathine penicillin treatment for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes

D Watson-Jones; B Gumodoka; H Weiss; J Changalucha; J Todd; K Mugeye; A Buvé; Z Kanga; L Ndeki; M Rusizoka; D Ross; J Marealle; R Balira; D Mabey; R Hayes

doi:10.1086/342951

Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. II. The effectiveness of antenatal syphilis screening and single-dose benzathine penicillin treatment for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes

D Watson-Jones, B Gumodoka, H Weiss, J Changalucha, J Todd, K Mugeye, A Buvé, Z Kanga, L Ndeki, M Rusizoka, D Ross, J Marealle, R Balira, D Mabey, R Hayes

Sexual Health including HIV

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Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	186
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	948-957
ISSN	0022-1899
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/342951
Publication status	Published - 2002

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Syphilis
Pregnancy
Perinatal mortality
Congenital diseases
Prevention
Prenatal care
Screening
Treatment
Penicillin
Single dose
Efficacy
Tanzania
Africa-East

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Watson-Jones, D., Gumodoka, B., Weiss, H., Changalucha, J., Todd, J., Mugeye, K., Buvé, A., Kanga, Z., Ndeki, L., Rusizoka, M., Ross, D., Marealle, J., Balira, R., Mabey, D., & Hayes, R. (2002). Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. II. The effectiveness of antenatal syphilis screening and single-dose benzathine penicillin treatment for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 186(7), 948-957. https://doi.org/10.1086/342951

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