A New Call to Action to Combat an Old Nemesis: Addressing Rising Congenital Syphilis Rates in the United States.
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
; 30(7): 920-926, 2021 07.
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| ID: mdl-34254848
ABSTRACT
Congenital syphilis (CS) is on the rise in the United States and is a growing public health concern. CS is an infection with Treponema pallidum in an infant or fetus, acquired via transplacental transmission when a pregnant woman has untreated or inadequately treated syphilis. Pregnant women with untreated syphilis are more likely to experience pregnancies complicated by stillbirth, prematurity, low birth weight, and early infant death, while their children can develop clinical manifestations of CS such as hepatosplenomegaly, bone abnormalities, developmental delays, and hearing loss. One of the ways CS can be prevented is by identifying and treating infected women during pregnancy with a benzathine penicillin G regimen that is both appropriate for the maternal stage of syphilis and initiated at least 30 days prior to delivery. In this article we discuss many of the challenges faced by both public health and healthcare systems with regards to this preventable infection, summarize missed opportunities for CS prevention, and provide practical solutions for future CS prevention strategies.
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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Sífilis Congénita
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Sífilis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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SAUDE DA MULHER
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos