Overview. Syphilis is a preventable and curable bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). If untreated, it can cause serious health issues. Many people...
8 months ago

Adequate treatment of syphilis as soon as possible during pregnancy dramatically decreases the rate of congenital syphilis. Syphilis known to be acquired within...
9 months ago

Syphilis, disease that once looked like it was on the way out, is making a serious comeback, affecting not only adults but also newborn babies.
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(NIAID) has awarded grants for 10 projects to improve diagnostic tools for congenital and adult syphilis—conditions currently diagnosed with a sequence of tests,...
4 months ago

By offering optional syphilis tests to most patients in the emergency department (ED), researchers were able to dramatically increase testing and diagnosis...
4 months ago

Syphilis is an infectious disease which can present with multitudinous mucocutaneous manifestations. Often referred to as the 'great mimicker', syphilis can...
3 months ago

As a sexually transmitted infection (STI), syphilis is a public health threat in the United States, and it has reached a crisis level.
9 months ago

Congenital syphilis (CS) is on the rise in suburban Cook County. It is preventable with testing and treatment. If you are pregnant and have syphilis,...
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A final diagnosis of secondary syphilis with osteitis was made. Although secondary syphilis is treated with a single dose of penicillin, three doses were given...
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Washington, DC, May 22, 2024 (PAHO)- New syphilis cases among adults aged 15-49 years increased by 30% between 2020 and 2022 in the Americas, according to a...
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