Syphilis pathogen grown in lab without animals, aiding global research
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...
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Syphilis pathogen from the petri dish
Leibniz Institute DSMZ provides bacterium from laboratory animal-free cultivation ...
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Can Syphilis Cause Hair Loss?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. It affects people of all genders and is transmitted through direct contact with syphilitic chancres ...
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Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections? What to know about STI tests
Is casual sex, without protection, with one or multiple partners, something that you do often? You may end up with a sexually ...
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Syphilis rates in America right now are the highest they've been since the '60s—and these cities have the highest rates
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by infections from the bacteria species Treponema pallidum, has plagued people for thousands of years. Its origins are hotly debated, but it is ...
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Serofast state after syphilis treatment: implications and recommendations for clinical practice. Narrative review
BMC Infect Dis 2015; 15: 479. 18. Lin LR, Zheng WH, Tong ML, et al. Further evaluation of the characteristics of Treponema pallidum-specific IgM antibody in syphilis serofast reaction patients. Diagn ...
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Syphilis Infection: Clinical, Epidemiology, Basic science, and Behavioral Research
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, has undergone a dramatic global resurgence in the past ten years. The World Health Organization estimated 2.2 million (1.3 – 3.1 ...
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Syphilitic bi-valvular endocarditis and myocarditis: modern tools applied to long-forgotten complications of a re-emerging disease
He underwent bi-valvular and ascending aorta replacement, and the presence of Treponema pallidum was confirmed by specific immunohistochemistry and PCR in all tissues, including aortic and mitral ...
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Quantitative Serologic Tests for Syphilis
When a chancre is of five weeks' duration or more, as in the above case, Treponema pallidum may not be found in more than 50 per cent of the cases, 7 and quantitative serologic tests become of ...
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Host Response to Spirochete Infections
Aside from the virulence mechanisms, a key determinant of spirochetal disease commonly is the host response. For example, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum lacks an array of exposed ...
Syphilis on the rise, but Algoma Public Health fighting it with SPRITE
APH using Syphilis Point-of-Care Rapid Testing & Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) clinics for early testing and treatment ...
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USAID: What is the government agency described by Elon Musk as a 'ball of worms'?
Almost all workers are being pulled out of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Trump administration has said. The move all but ends a six-decade mission to shore up American ...