Treponema pallidum in female sex workers from the Brazilian Marajó Archipelago: prevalence, risk factors, drug-resistant mutations and coinfections.
Evelen C CoelhoSamara Borges de SouzaCamila Carla S CostaLuana M CostaLuiz Marcelo de Lima PinheiroLuiz Fernando Almeida MachadoGláucia Caroline Silva-OliveiraLuísa Caricio MartinsPaula Cristina R FradeAldemir Branco de Oliveira FilhoPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)
These findings indicate an urgent need for implementation of effective strategies to diagnose, prevent and treat syphilis, as well as other STIs, in this Brazilian region.