Background. Algorithms for the diagnosis of syphilis continue to be a source of great controversy, and numerous test interpretations have perplexed many clinicians. Methods. We conducted a ...

Serology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially treponemal screening to monitor syphilis infection in the US. Come to this educational ...

Background: More laboratories are screening for syphilis with automated treponemal immunoassays. We compared direct costs and downstream consequences when a local public health laboratory switches ...

Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...

A group of researchers provides guidance for diagnosing and treating syphilis, especially for pregnant women who can spread the infection to the fetus. Following reports from the US Centers for ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common. According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 million STIs are acquired every day across the globe. Syphilis is one of the most common STIs ...

CDC data from 2021 show the lifetime cost of treating syphilis to be $1190. There are 4 types of syphilis: primary syphilis, secondary syphilis, latent syphilis, and congenital syphilis ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) renewed its recommendation for early and universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy. In line with its 2018 guidance, the update, published in ...