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Reemergence of Congenital Syphilis in the United States: A Narrative Review

Venereology
Congenital syphilis, a preventable and deadly disease, has witnessed an alarming resurgence in the US in recent years, posing a vital public health challenge.
Omar Aboudawoud, Shahrukh Chaudhry, Pallavi Dubey, Ghislain Hardy   +3 more
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Congenital syphilis in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana: providers’ and women’s perspectives

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Congenital syphilis is completely preventable through screening and treatment, but rates have been rising in the United States. Certain areas are at particularly high risk. We aimed to assess attitudes, knowledge, and barriers around effective
Emily W. Harville, Gloria P. Giarratano, Pierre Buekens, Eurydice Lang, Jennifer Wagman   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Missed opportunities in preventing mother-to-child transmission of syphilis in the indigenous population in central Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2023
Objectives: to estimate the detection rate of syphilis in pregnant women, the occurrence of congenital syphilis, and the rate of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis, in addition to analyzing missed opportunities in the prevention of mother-to-child ...
Renata Palópolí Pícoli, Luiza Helena de Oliveira Cazola   +1 more
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Hybrid cell lines producing monoclonal antibodies directed against Treponema [PDF]

, 1985
Continuous hybrid cell lines for producing monoclonal antibodies directed against antigens of Treponema pallidum have been developed. The hybrid cell lines were established by fusing differentiated lymphoid cells primed with antigens of Treponema ...
Kettman, John R., Norgard, Michael V.
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Effective communication and public engagement strategies to counter misinformation about infectious diseases

Immunology &Cell Biology, EarlyView.
Public trust and cooperation in infectious disease control rest on three pillars: engagement, vaccine communication, and data presentation. Together, these foundations support resilient and inclusive public health responses to misinformation and uncertainty.
Sheena Cruickshank, Martin McKee, Christina Pagel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

The incidence of congenital syphilis in the United Kingdom: February 2010 to January 2015 [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of congenital syphilis in the UK. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING AND POPULATION: United Kingdom. METHODS: Children born between February 2010 and January 2015 with a suspected diagnosis of congenital syphilis were
Evans, B, Fifer, H, Goh, BT, Ison, C, Lyall, H, Simms, I, Tookey, PA, Townsend, CL   +7 more
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Antenatal screening for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in the Netherlands is effective [PDF]

, 2011
Background A screening programme for pregnant women has been in place since the 1950s in the Netherlands. In 2004 universal HIV screening according to opting out was implemented.
Colette Smit, Daan W Notermans, Eline LM Op de Coul, Kees Boer, Kitty PB van der Ploeg, Marianne AB van der Sande, Petra Oomen, Susan Hahné, Yolanda WM van Weert   +8 more
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Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination at 3 Months in Infants at Risk for Congenital Infections: A Cohort Study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction STORCH refers to a group of congenital infections (syphilis, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes) that can impact the central nervous system. As clinical signs may not appear until several months or years after birth, the early detection of risk in STORCH‐exposed infants has been challenging, and the use of ...
Karen Cristine Oliveira de Azambuja, Amanda de Arguelho Oliveira Arguelho, Meyene Duque Weber, Lorrainy Marques da Silva Dutra, Tathiana Ghisi de Souza, Daniele Soares‐Marangoni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Congenital syphilis in Switzerland: gone, forgotten, on the return

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012
INTRODUCTION:Acquired syphilis has re-emerged in many Western European countries. In contrast to international guidelines, screening for syphilis in pregnancy is not generally recommended in Switzerland.
Sauteur Meyer, J Trück, PP Bosshard, M Tomaske, Cadenas Morán, S Lautenschlager, P Goetschel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source