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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun;18(6):1002-4.
doi: 10.3201/eid1806.111421.

Local transmission of imported endemic syphilis, Canada, 2011

Sergio Fanella  1 , Kamran Kadkhoda, Michelle Shuel, Raymond Tsang
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Local transmission of imported endemic syphilis, Canada, 2011

Sergio Fanella et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Endemic (nonvenereal) syphilis is relatively common in nonindustrialized regions of the world. We describe a case of local transmission in Canada and review tools available for confirming a diagnosis. Improved molecular tools and global clinical awareness are needed to recognize cases of endemic syphilis imported to areas where it is not normally seen.

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BsrDI digest of tprI and BsrDI/BsEI double digest of tprC from the oral ulcer swab specimen and the syphilis control strain Nichols. Lanes from left to right: 1, 100-bp ladder; 2, Nichols tprI product not digested with BsrDI (493-bp band); 3, clinical specimen tprI product digested with BsrDI (334-bp and 159-bp bands); 4, Nichols tprC digested with BsrDI/BsiEI (547-bp and 160-bp bands); 5, clinical specimen tprC digested with BsrDI/BsiEI (547-bp and 160-bp bands).
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