title: [Retrospective study of 45 cases of congenital syphilis in French Guiana from 1980 to 1990].
abstract: From 1980 through 1990, 45 cases of congenital syphilis, i.e., 15.5/10,000 births, were reported in French Guyana. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of these cases were analyzed retrospectively. Most mothers were immigrants (32%) or members of the traditional Maroni community (60%). Congenital infections were often severe (symptomatic in 85% of cases and fatal in 33%). Treatment should be especially aggressive in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie, CHU Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bataille
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Mallet
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tlilane
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beets
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carles
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Delattre
mesh_terms: D015984:Causality; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005616:French Guiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
vernacular_title: Etude rétrospective de quarante-cinq cas de syphilis congenitale en Guyane française de 1980 à 1990.