Syphilis on the rise, but Algoma Public Health fights it with SPRITE
APH using Syphilis Point-of-Care Rapid Testing & Immediate Treatment Evaluation (SPRITE) clinics for early testing and ...
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Penicillin in the Treatment of Syphilis
IT is generally agreed that probability of cure in syphilis can only be assumed if, during five years after treatment, there have appeared no signs, clinical or pathological, of relapse or ...
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Syphilis rates are at their highest since the 1960s. Here's why.
which was first successfully used to cure syphilis in 1943. Before penicillin, several treatments were employed to cure the ...
Syphilis cases increased in Colorado babies last year, but health officials say trajectory has stabilized
What it’s looking like is a stabilization” and, hopefully, a decline will follow, state epidemiologist Dr. Rachel Herlihy ...
Medscape8 lá
Recognizing and Treating Syphilis in Pregnancy
While appropriate treatment of the pregnant female can prevent congenital syphilis, the major deterrent has been the inability to effectively identify these women and get them to undergo treatment.
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Reexamining Syphilis: An Update on Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Management
Syphilis rates have increased dramatically in recent years, with a large percentage of this increase occurring among MSM and patients coinfected with HIV. Penicillin remains the treatment of ...
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NYC data reports rise in syphilis transmission to babies during pregnancy, mirroring nationwide trend
The city report called to attention “the need for more focus and resources directed to the testing, treatment, and prevention of syphilis among pregnant people.” This city data mirrors a ...