Open AccessWHO method for estimating congenital syphilis to inform surveillance and service provision, Paraguay
Author(s) -
Katherine Heath,
Mónica Alonso,
Gloria Aguilar,
Tania Samudio,
Eline L. Korenromp,
Jane Rowley,
Anita Suleiman,
Ye Yu Shwe,
Khin Cho Win Htin,
Naoko Ishikawa,
Morkor Newman Owiredu,
Melanie Taylor
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.20.271569
Subject(s) - congenital syphilis , syphilis , medicine , environmental health , treponematosis , medical emergency , geography , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sexually transmitted disease
In Paraguay, incomplete surveillance data resulted in the burden of congenital syphilis being underestimated, which, in turn, led to missed opportunities for infant diagnosis and treatment.
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