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Maternal-to-Fetal Transmission of Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis
- Source :
- NeoReviews. 22:e585-e599
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), 2021.
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Abstract
- Between 2012 and 2018, rates of congenital syphilis increased by 291% in the United States. In 2018, the rate of congenital syphilis was the highest it has been since 1995. Given these concerning epidemiologic trends, this review seeks to summarize the maternal-to-fetal transmission of syphilis to ensure adequate care of affected mothers and their infants. It also serves as a call to reinvest public health resources and reestablish infrastructure to ensure reversal of this concerning trend to stop preventable perinatal deaths, associated morbidities, and long-term consequences of congenital syphilis.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Fetus
business.industry
Transmission (medicine)
Syphilis, Congenital
Public health
Infant
medicine.disease
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
United States
Congenital syphilis
Pregnancy
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
medicine
Humans
Female
Syphilis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
business
Perinatal Deaths
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15269906
- Volume :
- 22
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- NeoReviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cb63c143d14cd6c401f5df0a9f610242