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Infectious diseases / Review
Updates on epidemiology and diagnostic tests of syphilis in South Korea
Dong Youn Kim, Ki-Ho Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(2):242-254. Published online March 1, 2026
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Recently, there has been a global resurgence of syphilis cases. In South Korea, the reported rate of syphilis steadily increased from 1.93 per 100,000 individuals in 2011 to 3.41 per 100,000 individuals in 2019. ..
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