Congenital syphilis in Argentina: Experience in a pediatric hospital.
In spite of being preventable, Congenital syphilis (CS) is still an important, and growing health problem worldwide. Fetal infection can be particularly aggressive, but newborns can be asymptomatic at birth and, if left untreated, develop systemic compromise afterwards with poor prognosis. We analyz...
Main Authors: | Luciana Noemí Garcia, Alejandra Destito Solján, Samanta Moroni, Nicolas Falk, Nicolás Gonzalez, Guillermo Moscatelli, Griselda Ballering, Facundo García Bournissen, Jaime M Altcheh |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009010 |
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