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Is routine antenatal screening for syphilis useful?
Author(s) -
Gharoro E.P,
Abedi H.O
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(99)00101-0
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , obstetrics , syphilis serodiagnosis , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
The incidence of positive antenatal syphilis serology is low in Benin City. Routine serological screening should continue with the inclusion of confirmatory treponemal antigen tests.