HIV and Syphilis Coinfection in Pregnancy and Adverse Birth Outcomes in Uganda
We report high TPPA seroprevalence, low syphilis testing rates, and associations with adverse birth outcomes, emphasizing the need to improve prenatal syphilis testing and treatment.
Authors
- Mark Jacob Siedner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3506-842X)
- Timothy Mwanje Kintu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5899)
- Lisa M. Bebell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0077-6522)
- Pooja Chitneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-3852)
- Anacret Byamukama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9270-5838)
- Edna Tindimwebwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4255-2818)
- Ingrid V. Bassett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6920-6080)
- Onesmus Byamukama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1910-9761)
- Mehal Churiwal
- Elias Kumbakumba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7206-0609)
- Julian Adong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-5257)
- Joseph Ngonzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-9516)
- Stephen B. Asiimwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-5163)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Kabale University (UG)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf453
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00