Treponema pallidum Detection at Asymptomatic Oral, Anal, and Vaginal Sites in Adults Reporting Sexual Contact with Persons with Syphilis
Ei T. Aung
, Christopher K. Fairley, Deborah A. Williamson, Francesca Azzato, Janet M. Towns, Rebecca Wigan, Eric P.F. Chow
1, and Marcus Y. Chen
1
Author affiliations: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (E.T. Aung, C.K. Fairley, J.M. Towns, R. Wigan, E.P.F. Chow, M.Y. Chen); Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne (E.T. Aung, C.K. Fairley, J.M. Towns, E.P.F. Chow, M.Y. Chen); The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne (D.A. Williamson); Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne (D.A. Williamson, F. Azzato); Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne (E.P.F. Chow)
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Figure. Flowchart of syphilis infections among men and women who had contact with persons who had syphilis, categorized by positive PCR and serologic test results and presence or absence of symptoms, in retrospective study of patients who visited the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, during November 2018–March 2020.
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