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Screening for syphilis during pregnancy in Nigeria: a practice that must continue
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- Published on: 10 September 2007
- Published on: 10 September 2007Screening for syphilis during pregnancy in Nigeria: a practice that must continueShow More
Dear Editor,
Screening for syphilis during pregnancy in Nigeria: a practice that must continue We read with interest the report from Osogbo in Nigeria (1). In our opinion and experience, we agree that this practice should not only continue but be improved upon. In a similar study on pregnant women done in Lagos, Nigeria (2), the incidence of positive syphilis test was about 3%. Serology for other possible sexually trans...
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