Congenital Syphilis Coinfection in a Preterm Infant with Early Onset Sepsis due to
Journal
Case reports in infectious diseases
ISSN: 2090-6625
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Infect Dis
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101573243
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
26
05
2021
accepted:
07
07
2021
entrez:
2
8
2021
pubmed:
3
8
2021
medline:
3
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Syphilis is a tropical disease, caused by a spirochete Syphilis should not be overlooked. The vertical transmission is preventable by an on-time treatment of the infected mother, triggered by a proper antenatal screening at the right time. Congenital syphilis should be ruled out in any challenging neonatal sepsis. The diagnosis tools and treatments are easily accessible and inexpensive in our economical settings.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34336314
doi: 10.1155/2021/1334846
pmc: PMC8286191
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
1334846Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Sakviseth Bin and Sethikar Im.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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