The resurgence of syphilis in high-income countries in the 2000s: a focus on Europe

G Spiteri, M Unemo, O Mårdh… - Epidemiology & …, 2019 - cambridge.org
Syphilis can cause severe complications and sequelae. Following a decrease in reported
cases in European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) and other high-income …

Sexually acquired syphilis: Historical aspects, microbiology, epidemiology, and clinical manifestations

AK Forrestel, CL Kovarik, KA Katz - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Syphilis is caused by infection with the spirochetal bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp.
pallidum. It was first recognized in the late 15th century. Since 2000, the incidence of …

Global burden of maternal and congenital syphilis and associated adverse birth outcomes—Estimates for 2016 and progress since 2012

EL Korenromp, J Rowley, M Alonso, MB Mello… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background In 2007 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the global initiative to
eliminate mother-to-child transmission of syphilis (congenital syphilis, or CS). To assess …

Análise epidemiológica e espacial dos casos de sífilis gestacional e congênita

HN Conceição, JT Câmara, BM Pereira - Saúde em debate, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar o perfil epidemiológico ea
distribuição espacial dos casos de sífilis gestacional e congênita. Trata-se de uma pesquisa …

Protocolo Brasileiro para Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis 2020: sífilis adquirida

FLS Freitas, AS Benzaken, MRL Passos… - … e Serviços de Saúde, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
O Protocolo Clínico e Diretrizes Terapêuticas para Atenção Integral às Pessoas com
Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis, publicado pelo Ministério da Saúde do Brasil em …

Shortages of benzathine penicillin for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: an evaluation from multi-country surveys and stakeholder interviews

S Nurse-Findlay, MM Taylor, M Savage, MB Mello… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Benzathine penicillin G (BPG) is the only recommended treatment to prevent
mother-to-child transmission of syphilis. Due to recent reports of country-level shortages of …

Genomic epidemiology of syphilis reveals independent emergence of macrolide resistance across multiple circulating lineages

MA Beale, M Marks, SK Sahi, LC Tantalo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies
pallidum and may lead to severe complications. Recent years have seen striking increases …

Protocolo Brasileiro para Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis 2020: testes diagnósticos para sífilis

PC Gaspar, Á Bigolin, JB Alonso Neto… - … e Serviços de Saúde, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
As recomendações de testes diagnósticos para investigação da sífilis compõem o Protocolo
Clínico e Diretrizes Terapêuticas para Atenção Integral às Pessoas com Infecções …

Sexually acquired syphilis: laboratory diagnosis, management, and prevention

AK Forrestel, CL Kovarik, KA Katz - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The methods used for the laboratory diagnosis of syphilis include direct detection of
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum and serologic testing. Serologic testing relies on …

Syphilis: a great imitator

SK Çakmak, E Tamer, AS Karadağ, M Waugh - Clinics in dermatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite advances in the control, diagnosis, and treatment of syphilis, its recognition is ill-
understood or often not considered by dermatologists and other physicians who either have …