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Epidemiology, molecular strain types, and macrolide resistance of Treponema pallidum in Japan, 2017-2018.
Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy - 1 Oct 2020
Nishiki Shingo, Arima Yuzo, Kanai Mizue, Shimuta Ken, Nakayama Shu-Ichi, Ohnishi Makoto
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BACKGROUND: Japan has seen a substantial increase in syphilis cases since 2013 and Tokyo and Osaka prefectures accounted for about 40% of all cases in Japan. Therefore, focusing on these 2 prefectures, we assessed syphilis cases detected during 2017-2018, combining epidemiological information with molecular typing data. METHODS: Using data from surveillance reports, we described syphilis cases by gender, age,...
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