Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/131876
Title: | Syphilis - Recognition, Description and Diagnosis |
Authors: | Neuza S. Sato |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
Publisher: | InTech |
Abstract: | Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease was first described in 15th century, is caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum and occurs worldwide. This book is a collection of chapters presenting the novel knowledge about the T. pallidum and some historical and up to date information about venereal disease and syphilis. The collection of articles includes: immunological aspects recognition of T. pallidum by the pattern recognition receptors of the innate immune; the whole genome analysis of treponemes and new targets for its molecular diagnosis; some historical aspects of venereal diseases treatment; natural history of syphilis including clinical manifestation and epidemiology; a clinical aspects dealing with psychiatric manifestations of neurosyphilis; spatial and temporal patterns of primary syphilis and secondary syphilis described by the spatial and space-time scan statistics; a commonly used methods for laboratorial diagnosis, the serological response to treatment of syphilis and safety in blood transfusion. I hope this book will be useful for students and research fellows as well for the wide audience. |
link: | http://www.intechopen.com/books/syphilis-recognition-description-and-diagnosis |
Keywords: | Medicine; Infectious Diseases |
ISBN: | 978-953-307-554-9 |
Theme: | 教科書-醫學類 |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.