Congenital Syphilis in Canada: What Can We Do?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
² Sexually Transmitted Infections Services, Provincial, Population, and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

Joan L Robinson et al. J Assoc Med Microbiol Infect Dis Can. 2024.

. 2024 Oct 25;9(3):121-124.

doi: 10.3138/jammi-2024-0604. eCollection 2024 Oct.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.
² Sexually Transmitted Infections Services, Provincial, Population, and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta.

No abstract available

Keywords: congenital infection; congenital syphilis; sexually transmitted infection; syphilis.

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