Congenital syphilis: still a reality in 1996

MD Humphrey, DL Bradford - Medical journal of Australia, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the widespread use of penicillin for more than 50 years, syphilis continues to be a
problematic health issue in many parts of the world. In Australia, congenital syphilis is again …

Congenital syphilis has not disappeared

GK Lane, RK Oates - Medical journal of Australia, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Thirty‐three cases of congenital syphilis that were seen at The Children's Hospital,
Camperdown, over a 34‐year period were reviewed. Twenty‐nine cases were examples of …

Congenital syphilis: when the medium fails to transmit the message

DL Gurry, PA Porter, DTP Evans - Medical journal of Australia, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To report two cases of congenital syphilis, a disease which should have been
prevented. Clinical features Two infants, both from the country, presented to Princess …

Addressing the crisis of congenital syphilis: Key findings from an evaluation of the management of syphilis in pregnancy and the newborn in South‐East Queensland

M Wu, M Seel, S Britton, JA Dean… - Australian and New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Syphilis in pregnancy and congenital syphilis (CS) are increasing in Australia.
Prevention of adverse outcomes requires adherence to management guidelines. Aims The …

High incidence of congenital syphilis in New Zealand: a New Zealand pediatric surveillance unit study

LS Gilmour, EJ Best, MJ Duncanson… - The Pediatric …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Syphilis, a disease once in decline, has made a resurgence worldwide. New
Zealand has had increasing syphilis rates since enhanced syphilis surveillance was initiated …

[HTML][HTML] Managing Risk for Congenital Syphilis, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

H MacKenzie, SP McEvoy, TJ Ford - Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The recent resurgence of infectious syphilis across many high-income countries has been
accompanied by a shift in demographics, including infections increasing among women of …

Syphilis in pregnancy and the neonatal period

A Doroshenko, J Sherrard… - International journal of …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The recent increase in the number of cases of syphilis in the UK, including among women of
reproductive age, has stimulated the need for a review of practices concerning assessment …

Congenital syphilis: a continuing but neglected problem

GJA Walker, DG Walker - seminars in fetal and Neonatal medicine, 2007 - Elsevier
Congenital syphilis was rare in most affluent countries but there has been a slight
resurgence recently in several European countries. In large parts of the world and …

Syphilis in pregnant women and their children in the United Kingdom: results from national clinician reporting surveys 1994-7

AK Hurtig, A Nicoll, C Carne, T Lissauer, N Connor… - Bmj, 1998 - bmj.com
Objective: To measure the incidence of syphilis detected in pregnancy and congenital
syphilis in the United Kingdom. Design: Surveys through consultants in genitourinary …

A brief recent history of the epidemiology of congenital syphilis in the United Kingdom

I Simms, BT Goh, P French… - … journal of STD & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Within a century, congenital syphilis has been reduced from a major cause of morbidity and
mortality to a condition rarely seen in the UK. Here, newly-derived literature and information …