Plan for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: An opportunity to start implementing changes to the norms based on the health statutory law in the Colombian Health System

• Hoofdauteurs: Hernando Gaitán-Duarte (Auteur), Adriana Cruz-Aconcha (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Syphilis, a bacterial infection caused by T. pallidum, is a public health problem worldwide. It is estimated that more than 12 million people acquire the infection every year, and Latin America and the Caribbean contribute with 3 million of those cases. (1) In high-income countries, it is considered...