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Syphilis Complicating Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis

New England Journal of Medicine
(Abstracted from N Engl J Med 2024;390:242–253) Passage of the bacteria Treponema pallidum through the placenta is a known cause of congenital syphilis and continues to represent a global disease burden. Since 2001, rates of syphilis have increased in individuals of reproductive age and in infants, with rates reaching their highest in nearly ...
Irene A Stafford
exaly   +7 more sources

Congenital Syphilis Prevention Challenges, Pacific Coast of Colombia, 2018–2022

Emerging Infectious Diseases
High incidences of congenital syphilis have been reported in areas along the Pacific coast of Colombia. In this retrospective study, conducted during 2018–2022 at a public hospital in Buenaventura, Colombia, we analyzed data from 3,378 pregnant women ...
Jose F. Fuertes-Bucheli, Diana P. Buenaventura-Alegría, Adriana M. Rivas-Mina, Robinson Pacheco-López   +3 more
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Re-emergence of syphilis in women of reproductive age and its association with the increase in congenital syphilis in Mexico during 2010–2019: an ecological study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is re-emerging in different parts of the world. This infection can be transmitted during pregnancy, causing neonatal syphilis.
Santa García-Cisneros, Antonia Herrera-Ortiz, Maria Olamendi-Portugal, Miguel Angel Sánchez-Alemán   +3 more
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Congenital Syphilis—An Illustrative Review

Children, 2023
Congenital syphilis is caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum, which can be transmitted from an infected mother to her fetus during pregnancy or by contact with a maternal lesion at the time of delivery.
Deepika Sankaran, Elizabeth Partridge, Satyan Lakshminrusimha   +2 more
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A qualitative assessment of structural barriers to prenatal care and congenital syphilis prevention in Kern County, California.

PLoS ONE, 2021
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 new infections in the United States (US) has increased each year ...
Elaine Y L Chan, Carolyn Smullin, Stephanie Clavijo, Melissa Papp-Green, Eunhee Park, Marlene Nelson, Gloria Giarratano, Jennifer A Wagman   +7 more
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Gaps in the congenital syphilis prevention cascade: qualitative findings from Kern County, California

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Congenital syphilis is preventable through timely access to prenatal care, syphilis screening and treatment of pregnant women diagnosed as infected.
Eunhee Park, Julie Yip, Emily Harville, Marlene Nelson, Gloria Giarratano, Pierre Buekens, Jennifer Wagman   +6 more
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Congenital syphilis as the cause of multiple bone fractures in a young infant case report

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background The differential diagnosis of multiple unexplained bone fractures in a young infant usually includes child abuse or bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta.
Maria Koliou, Elpida Chatzicharalampous, Myria Charalambous, Kyriakos Aristeidou   +3 more
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Congenital Syphilis: A Re-Emerging but Preventable Infection

Pathogens
Congenital syphilis presents a significant global burden, contributing to fetal loss, stillbirth, neonatal mortality, and congenital infection. Despite the target established in 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO) of fewer than 50 cases per 100 ...
Serena Salomè, Maria Donata Cambriglia, Giovanna Montesano, Letizia Capasso, Francesco Raimondi   +4 more
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Use of Interrupted Time Series Analysis in Understanding the Course of the Congenital Syphilis Epidemic in Brazil

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: To fight against the rising incidence of syphilis, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) launched the “Syphilis No!” Project (SNP), with specific resources funded by a parliamentary amendment.
Rafael Pinto, Ricardo Valentim, Lyrene Fernandes da Silva, Gustavo Fontoura de Souza, Thaísa Góis Farias de Moura Santos Lima, Carlos Alberto Pereira de Oliveira, Marquiony Marques dos Santos, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Aliete Cunha-Oliveira, Vivekanandan Kumar, Rifat Atun   +10 more
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The rise of congenital syphilis in Canada: threats and opportunities [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionIn Canada, rates of congenital syphilis have been increasing rapidly in recent years, following a surge in infectious syphilis. These trends call for a closer look at missed opportunities for testing, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of ...
Ashorkor Tetteh, Victoria Moore
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