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Syphilis rate on rise in US gay, bisexual men

Armed with more than a decade’s worth of statistics, researchers are sounding a new alarm about growing rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men. The overall number of syphilis cases in the United States fell from 50,578 in 1990 to just 7,177 in 2003 perhaps because of a nationwide prevention campaign aimed at heterosexuals. Nevertheless, gay men have seen their rates rise significantl...
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Syphilis uncovered

Scientists have identified the code for the bacterium that causes the potentially dangerous sexually transmitted disease syphilis.The discovery could pave the way for a preventive vaccine and better diagnostic tests and treatments.// Syphilis once caused widespread epidemics and is still a major cause of illness and death around the world. People with syphilis lesions are also at highe...

Prostitutes Feared of Spreading Syphilis During World Cup

Tens of thousands of prostitutes catering to World Cup fans in Germany may widen a syphilis outbreak currently confined to a border area in the west, said a German disease professor. // In remarks reported Saturday by the weekly news magazine Focus, Norbert Brockmeyer said, it was 'realistic' to believe that 20,000 to 30,000 prostitutes had entered Germany because of the tournament. <br...

Syphilis on the Rise

Syphilis is one of the oldest diseases that has affected everyone from Henry VIII to Christoper Columbus. The disease is characterized by a painless sore (ulcer) near the site of infection//. The primary sore first appears 3-4 weeks after infection and takes about 6 weeks to clear. This is followed by generalized skin rash, swollen glands, headache and a sore throat. After a few mont...

More Men Prompted for Syphilis Tests

According to the evaluations published in PLoS Medicine, an innovative social marketing campaign called "Healthy Penis," //which used humorous cartoon strips to encourage gay and bisexual men in San Francisco to get checked for syphilis, was associated with an increase in syphilis tests. The cartoons placed in a gay newspaper, and poster-sized reproductions were posted on the streets, o...

Syphilis on the Rise in China

The National Centre for STD control in China has revealed that there is a significant increase of syphilis cases in their country. This has been reported in the current issue// of Lancet. Statistics indicate that there were only 0.2 cases of syphilis per one lakh people between 1989 and 1992. But the number has soared to 5.1 in 2005. Congenital syphilis is also on the rise these days....

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Syphilis Rapid Test Ab - Rapid Test

Description:The Smart Check Syphilis Device is a qualitative membrane device based immunoassay for the detection of TP (Treponema Pallidum) antibodies in whole blood/serum/plasma. For professional in vitro diagnostic use only....
Company:Bio-Quant, Inc.

Wampole Impact Syphilis RPR Test Kit

Description:Rapid Plasma Reagin card test for the rapid detection and quantitative determination of syphilis in serum or plasma. Uses carbon particle cardiolipin antigen to detect reagin. Kits include 10-well cards unless otherwise noted. Controls must be ordered separately....
Company:Inverness Medical Innovations

Wampole Impact Syphilis RPR® Test Kit

Description:Rapid Plasma Reagin card test for the rapid detection and quantitative determination of syphilis in serum or plasma. Uses carbon particle cardiolipin antigen to detect reagin. Kits include 10-well cards unless otherwise noted. Controls must be ordered separately....
Company:Inverness Medical Innovations

Syphilis IgG ELISA Test

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Company:Inverness Medical Innovations

Syphilis Antibody, IgG by ELISA

Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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