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Molecular epidemiological survey of Treponema pallidum in pregnant women in the Zhabei District of Shanghai.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2017
Lu Yingying, Wu Qi, Wang Li, Ji Liting
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of syphilis, such as incidence, vertical transmission and genotypes, in pregnant women in the Zhabei District of Shanghai. In addition, the changes in genotypes and the efficiency of genotyping were evaluated. METHODOLOGY: We screened 3022 pregnant women for syphilis in the Shanghai Zhabei Central Hospital. Whole blood, plasma, earlobe blood and specimens...
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