Clinical presentation of congenital syphilis in a rotavirus vaccine cohort study in Lusaka: a case series
ConclusionThese findings suggest that, though screening for syphilis is part of the standard antenatal care in Zambia, it is not offered optimally. There is urgent need to address programmatic shortcomings in syphilis screening and treatment to avoid long-term sequelae. Additionally, clinicians need to raise their index of suspicion and rule out syphilis when confronted with these clinical symptoms, regardless of the mother ’s human immunodeficiency virus status.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
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