In Mississippi, USA, infant hospitalization with congenital syphilis (CS) spiked by 1,000%,
from 10 in 2016 to 110 in 2022. To determine the causes of this alarming development, we …

Objective Mother‐to‐child transmission of syphilis remains an important global public health
problem. Untreated intrauterine infection may result in adverse events for the fetus or …

Nationally, the most commonly missed opportunities for prevention of congenital syphilis are
a lack of adequate maternal treatment despite timely diagnoses of syphilis (31%) and a lack …

These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable …

OBJECTIVE: To describe recent syphilis trends among pregnant women and to evaluate the
prevalence of reported high-risk behaviors in this population. METHODS: We analyzed US …

Congenital syphilis is the result of placental transmission from mother to fetus of Treponema
pallidum. Although congenital syphilis is preventable through timely treatment, the rate of …

Admissions to jails and prisons in the United States number 10 million yearly; persons
entering locked correctional facilities have high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections …

Objetivos: investigar, em gestantes com sífilis, fatores associados à ocorrência de sífilis
congênita e descrever os casos dessa doença quanto à justificativa para notificação e …

Objectives Congenital syphilis (CS) is the result of antepartum transmission from mother to
fetus of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Although preventable through timely screening …

Background. Congenital syphilis (CS) is associated with significant perinatal morbidity and
mortality. The study objectives were to compare risk factors among women with syphilis …