Congenital syphilis on the rise: the importance of testing and recognition

Mandy X Wu^{1

2}, Aoife Moore^{2

3}, Mandy Seel⁴, Sumi Britton⁵, Judith Dean², Janet Sharpe^{5

6}, Garry Inglis⁵, Clare B Nourse^{1

2}

Affiliations

Case Reports

Mandy X Wu et al. Med J Aust. 2021.

. 2021 Oct 18;215(8):345-346.e1.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51270. Epub 2021 Sep 25.

Mandy X Wu^{1

2}, Aoife Moore^{2

3}, Mandy Seel⁴, Sumi Britton⁵, Judith Dean², Janet Sharpe^{5

6}, Garry Inglis⁵, Clare B Nourse^{1

2}

No abstract available

Keywords: Infancy; Pregnancy; Sexually transmitted diseases.

Comment in

Congenital syphilis on the rise: the importance of testing and recognition.
MacKenzie H, McEvoy S, Porter M. MacKenzie H, et al. Med J Aust. 2022 Jul 4;217(1):58. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51602. Epub 2022 Jun 7. Med J Aust. 2022. PMID: 35672944 No abstract available.

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