Plan for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: An opportunity to start implementing changes to the norms based on the health statutory law in the Colombian Health System
Syphilis, a bacterial infection caused by T. pallidum, is a public health problem worldwide. It is estimated that more than 12 million people acquire the infection every year, and Latin America and the Caribbean contribute with 3 million of those cases. (1) In high-income countries, it is considered...
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Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología |
| Online Access: | http://revista.fecolsog.org/index.php/rcog/article/view/373 |