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. 2022 Jul 21;11(7):345-348.
doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac027.

Adverse Neonatal Outcomes Associated With Maternal Sexually Transmitted Infections From a Public Health Clinic Cohort in Southern Brazil

Huan Vinh Dong  1 , Mei Leng  2 , Regis Kreitchmann  3   4 , Jeffrey D Klausner  5 , Karin Nielsen-Saines  6 , Nava Yeganeh  6
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Adverse Neonatal Outcomes Associated With Maternal Sexually Transmitted Infections From a Public Health Clinic Cohort in Southern Brazil

Huan Vinh Dong et al. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. .

Abstract

Pregnant women at public medical centers in Porto Alegre, Brazil, were recruited for a study on screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). STIs were detected in 79 (23%) of 350 pregnant women and were found to be associated with infant low birth weight (adjusted odds ratio 5.8; 95% confidence interval 1.9-18).

Keywords: adverse infant birth outcomes; congenital syphilis; low birth weight; pregnancy; sexually transmitted infection.

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