Effectiveness of interventions to improve screening for syphilis in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hawkes, Sarah; Matin, Nashaba; Broutet, Nathalie; Low, Nicola (2011). Effectiveness of interventions to improve screening for syphilis in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet infectious diseases, 11(9), pp. 684-691. London: Elsevier 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70104-9

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About 2·1 million pregnant women have active syphilis every year. Without screening and treatment, 69% of these women will have an adverse outcome of pregnancy. The objectives of this study were to review the literature systematically to determine the effectiveness of screening interventions to prevent congenital syphilis and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Low, Nicola

ISSN:

1473-3099

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70104-9

PubMed ID:

21683653

Web of Science ID:

000295239300023

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.7472

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7472 (FactScience: 212735)

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