OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of reported estimates of
adverse pregnancy outcomes among untreated women with syphilis and women without …

Background Annually, 2.6 million stillbirths occur worldwide, 98% in develo** countries. It
is crucial that we understand causes and contributing factors. Methods We conducted a …

Background Babies with low birthweight (< 2500 g) are at increased risk of early mortality.
However, low birthweight includes babies born preterm and with fetal growth restriction, and …

Background The World Health Organization initiative to eliminate mother-to-child
transmission of syphilis aims for≥ 90% of pregnant women to be tested for syphilis and≥ …

Although'diseases of affluence', such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, are
increasing in develo** countries, infectious diseases still impose the greatest health …

These guidelines are an update for 2015 of the 2008 UK guidelines for the management of
syphilis. The writing group have piloted the new BASHH guideline methodology, notably …

Syphilis is a chronic sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp.
pallidum. Clinical manifestations separate the disease into stages; late stages of disease are …

Globally, each year, an estimated 13 million infants are born before 37 completed weeks of
gestation. Complications from these preterm births are the leading cause of neonatal …

Syphilis remains the most common congenital infection worldwide and has tremendous
consequences for the mother and her develo** fetus if left untreated. Recently, there has …

Background Globally syphilis is an important yet preventable cause of stillbirth, neonatal
mortality and morbidity. Objectives This review sought to estimate the effect of detection and …