Factors influencing the positivity of diagnostic tests for congenital syphilis

Rodrigo Soares Ribeiro1, Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin Dos Santos Sasaki1, Alessandra Marinela de Abreu Queiroz1

  • 1Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto - São José do Rio Preto (SP), Brazil.

Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
|April 24, 2024
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