Epidemiology of syphilis among female sex workers and pregnant women during a period of increasing syphilis among women in Japan, 2019-2021
Sex Transm Infect
.
2024 Jan 17;100(1):55-56.
doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2023-055934.
Authors
Ayu Kasamatsu
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1
,
Miyako Otsuka
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1
,
Takuri Takahashi
1
,
Yuzo Arima
2
,
Takeshi Arashiro
1
,
Hanae Ito
3
,
Takuya Yamagishi
4
,
Yuki Ohama
5
,
Shu-Ichi Nakayama
5
,
Yukihiro Akeda
5
,
Motoi Suzuki
1
Affiliations
1
Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
2
Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan arima@niid.go.jp.
3
Field Epidemiology Training Program, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
4
Center for Field Epidemic Intelligence, Research and Professional Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
5
Department of Bacteriology I, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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Contributed equally.
PMID:
37977654
DOI:
10.1136/sextrans-2023-055934
No abstract available
Keywords:
Pregnancy; Sex Work; Syphilis.
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Female
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / epidemiology
Pregnant Women
Sex Workers*
Syphilis* / epidemiology