title: Is routine antenatal screening for syphilis useful?
abstract: The incidence of positive antenatal syphilis serology is low in Benin City. Routine serological screening should continue with the inclusion of confirmatory treponemal antigen tests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. gharoro@uniben.edu
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Gharoro
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Abedi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis