The occurrence of JHR after benzathine penicillin G treatment for early syphilis was positively associated with secondary syphilis and negatively associated with lack of HIV.

patients with HIV and pregnant women are of particular concern. Despite its 'wonder drug' status, penicillin was, and remains, not an ideal therapy for all persons with syphilis. It requires ...

The USPSTF has reaffirmed their 2018 recommendation for early, universal syphilis screening in pregnant patients based on new studies.

Yesterday the US Preventive Services Task Force released a final recommendation statement on screening for syphilis infection ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reaffirms its recommendation for universal syphilis screening in pregnancy, ...

"Using a reaffirmation process, the USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy ...

Physicians should screen for syphilis in people who are pregnant as early as possible, according to a final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.The A-grade ...

Health officials are working to raise awareness and promote STI testing as they continue to see an increase in syphilis cases ...

According to a preliminary report by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of syphilis patients totaled about 15,000 in 2023—a twelvefold increase from a decade earlier and ...

Another issue that arises if someone doesn’t get treated, is if a woman positive for syphilis becomes pregnant. If a positive patient gives birth to a baby without receiving treatment before the ...

Health care providers in Oregon are deeply concerned that congenital syphilis rates continue to rise at an alarming pace, ...

Health care providers in Oregon said they are deeply concerned that congenital syphilis rates continue to rise at an alarming ...