The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening asymptomatic pregnant persons for syphilis infection has a substantial net benefit. (HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force ...

In terms of harms of screening, index test positivity ranged from 1.0 to 4.8%, with estimates of false positives varying from 0 to 65%. HealthDay News — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cases of congenital syphilis increased 10 times from 2012 to 2022. According to a USPSTF member, 90% of ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists updated its syphilis screening guidelines April 18, encouraging physicians to screen for the sexually transmitted infection three times during ...

Amid the nationwide spike in congenital syphilis, experts recommend increased screening for all pregnant mothers. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Syphilis cases in the U.S. have spiked in the last ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A hospital system in Texas attempted to increase screening for syphilis among pregnant people. An advisory that ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Few pregnant women are fully screened for syphilis in accordance with current guidelines, hints a review of records of roughly 1,900 women from four hospitals in Miami-Dade ...

People increased risk for syphilis — including asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults who have ever been sexually active and are at high risk for the disease — should be screened for it, ...

Twenty-nine cases of congenital syphilis (including three stillbirths) were reported to the Minnesota Department of Health in 2023, according to preliminary data. This represents the highest case ...

Based on the reaffirmation evidence update, the USPSTF concludes that screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy has a substantial net benefit and recommends early, universal screening. HealthDay ...