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Treponemal Infections

Known as: Treponemal Infections [Disease/Finding], treponemal disease, Infections, Treponemal 
A sexually transmitted infection caused by the Gram-negative spirochete Treponema pallidum. It is manifested as syphilis.
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Spirochaetales Infections

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Are Treponema pallidum Specific Rapid and Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis Accurate Enough for Screening in Resource Limited Settings? Evidence from a Meta-Analysis
Background Rapid and point-of-care (POC) tests for syphilis are an invaluable screening tool, yet inadequate evaluation of their… 
Review
2012
Review
2012
Genetic diversity in Treponema pallidum: implications for pathogenesis, evolution and molecular diagnostics of syphilis and yaws.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Screening for syphilis with the treponemal immunoassay: analysis of discordant serology results and implications for clinical management.
BACKGROUND Screening for syphilis with treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassays (CIA) identifies patients with discordant… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
The Myth of Syphilis: The Natural History of Treponematosis in North America
The Myth of Syphilis: The Natural History of Treponematosis in North America. MARY LUCAS POWELL and DELLA COLLINS COOK (eds… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Molecular detection of Treponema pallidum in secondary and tertiary syphilis
Treponema pallidum can be detected by conventional techniques such as dark‐field microscopy, immunofluorescence or the rabbit… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Treponemal disease revisited: skeletal discriminators for yaws, bejel, and venereal syphilis.
Assigning responsibility for the origins of treponemal disease has been complicated because of the (diagnostic) impreciseness of… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Treponema pallidum invades intercellular junctions of endothelial cell monolayers.
The pathogenesis of syphilis reflects invasive properties of Treponema pallidum, but the actual mode of tissue invasion is… 
Review
1986
Review
1986
Les maladies à l'aube de la civilisation occidentale
MIRKO D. GRMEK, Les maladies a l'aube de la civilisation occidentale, Paris, Payot, 1983, 8vo, pp.527, Fr.160.00 (paperback… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Fibronectin mediates Treponema pallidum cytadherence through recognition of fibronectin cell-binding domain
The specificity of the interaction between Treponema pallidum and fibronectin was demonstrated. Treatment of host cells with only… 
Review
1962
Review
1962
Cardiovascular disease in African Pygmies. A survey of the health status, serum lipids and diet of Pygmies in Congo.
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