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Syphilis
Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 3, Article number: 17076 (2017)
Syphilis is a sexually and vertically transmitted infection caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum. This PrimeView highlights the importance of screening in pregnant women to eliminate mother-to-child transmission, which causes several hundred thousand stillbirths and neonatal deaths every year.
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Syphilis. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17076 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.76
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.76