The effect of benzylpenicillin prohylaxis after birth on length and weight of syphilis-exposed infants in eastern China
The growth trajectory of infants without congenital syphilis born to syphilis-infected mothers is virtually indistinguishable from that of the general local population. Syphilis-exposed newborns can receive preventive treatment as a public health intervention.
Authors
- Xiaojie Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2690-422X)
- Wei Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-3466)
- Lihua Jiang
- Chaorong Bian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-8306)
- Xiaoyan Zhao
- Kejin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6958-9955)
Institutions
- Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
- Hangzhou Children's Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-024-01779-7
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Nanjing Medical University