Declining prevalence rates of syphilis among police officers in Guinea-bissau, west Africa, 1990-2010.
(2013) In Sexually Transmitted Diseases 40(10). p.794-796- Abstract
- We analyzed prevalence rates of syphilis (positive Treponema pallidum hemagglutinin antigen/T. pallidum particle antigen and venereal disease research laboratory test) among police officers in Guinea-Bissau from 1990 to 2010 and found a significant decline from 4.5% to 0.4% (P = 0.0065). Our results are in line with other recent reports from West Africa. More research is needed to identify the reasons for this decline.
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- Lopatko Lindman, Jacob LU ; Månsson, Fredrik LU ; Biague, Antonio ; Da Silva, Zacarias José ; Andersson, Sören and Norrgren, Hans LU
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- 2013
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- Contribution to journal
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- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- volume
- 40
- issue
- 10
- pages
- 794 - 796
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- wos:000330241200007
- pmid:24275730
- scopus:84888352429
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- 1537-4521
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- 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000012
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- English
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- The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Division of Infection Medicine (SUS) (013008000), Infectious Diseases Research Unit (013242010)
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