ABSTRACT Treponema pallidum is a motile Gram-negative bacterium causing syphilis. Syphilis is one of the known sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs). Blood samples from 16,000 Egyptian blood donors attending all blood banks in Suhag governorate during the period between January 2015 to December 2015 were screened for markers of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis ...
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