Epidemiological and clinical features of syphilis in the 21st century: A seven-year observational retrospective study of outpatients

• Main Authors: Biagio Pinchera (Author), Giulio Viceconte (Author), Antonio Riccardo Buonomo (Author), Emanuela Zappulo (Author), Simona Mercinelli (Author), Nicola Schiano Moriello (Author), Letizia Cattaneo (Author), Riccardo Scotto (Author), Agnese Giaccone (Author), Roberta Cristina Avallone (Author), Grazia Tosone (Author), Ivan Gentile (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Syphilis represents a current and emerging public health problem. The number of newly diagnosed cases of syphilis ranges from 5 to 12 million worldwide each year, albeit with differences in distribution and trend. Methods: In this study we evaluated the trend of syphilis cases in a terti...