Original Article

A Recent Study of the Results of Premarital Serologic Testing in a Southern State

Authors: WILLIAM J. BROWN M.D., E J SUNKES D.P.H.

Abstract

Though the incidence of syphilis has diminished remarkably, it continues to appear in the population. The serious late manifestations of the disease, after a clinically minor or mild acute stage (as interpreted by the patient), makes continued case-finding imperative. Premarital blood tests offer one means of discovering the disease in its early years.

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