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- Title
The amount of penicillin needed to prevent mother-to-child transmission of syphilis.
- Authors
Taylor, Melanie M.; Xiulei Zhang; Nurse-Findlay, Stephen; Hedman, Lisa; Kiarie, James
- Abstract
The editors inform about the importance of administering the right amount of penicillin needed to prevent mother-to-child transmission of syphilis. They warn about shortage of supply of benzathine penicillin to results to pregnant women with syphilis receiving ineffective or no treatment and points out the increasing global need for access to penicillin. They acknowledge the initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO) to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
- Subjects
SYPHILIS; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; PENICILLIN; MOTHER-infant relationship; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; WORLD Health Organization; VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases); DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016, Vol 94, Issue 8, p559
- ISSN
0042-9686
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.2471/BLT.16.173310