While appropriate treatment of the pregnant female can prevent congenital syphilis, the major deterrent has been the inability to effectively identify these women and get them to undergo treatment.

Syphilis is back on the rise across the United States after being nearly eliminated in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But in ...

The nation’s largest coalition of obstetricians issued an urgent warning Thursday calling on doctors to expand testing for syphilis during pregnancy amid a surge of cases in recent years.

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate ...

Opens in a new tab or window SAN FRANCISCO -- An interval of 9 days between antibiotic doses for treating syphilis during pregnancy was less effective in preventing congenital syphilis than ...

They may do a PCR test to look for toxoplasmaDNA, too. And your doctor will repeat your syphilis testing at 28 weeks of pregnancy and at delivery if you're at risk. You’ll get one of two tests.

A meeting to strengthen the implementation of the Elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EVTHS) programme ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A universal syphilis screening program implemented in an ED successfully identified cases that would have ...

For secondary syphilis and for women with primary syphilis in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, some suggest administering a second dose of penicillin 1 week after the first dose If patient is HIV+ ...

The Regional Stop Syphilis Public Launch Event is happening April 29 at Old Dominion University and aims to tackle this issue ...

“Every case of congenital syphilis is a preventable tragedy,” Girois noted. “Our message is that if you’re pregnant, please, please seek prenatal care.” Obstetricians generally screen ...