Articles Tagged With: syphilis
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
TB Quant Problematic in Leprosy; Trapping Flu Particles; An Old Scourge Revisited: Congenital Syphilis
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Is It Time to Declare a ‘Sexual Health Crisis’?
Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have increased for the first time since 2006. -
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis cases are up for first time since 2006
Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis have increased for the first time since 2006, according to just-published data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
These updates include: "A Deadly Funeral", "Increase in Congenital Syphilis", "That Is Not Strep Throat!", and "Increase in Ocular Syphilis"
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Congenital syphilis on rise — What you can do
Are you testing your pregnant patients for syphilis at the first prenatal visit and treating them if infected? If not, it’s time to step up your efforts. An analysis from the CDC shows that after years of decline, the number of congenital syphilis cases reported in the United States increased between 2012 and 2014.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Point-of-Care Syphilis Testing; Revised Urinary Catheter Use Guidelines; HIV and Meningococcal Vaccination Revisited