Articles Tagged With: syphilis
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CDC Issues New Guidance on Using Doxycycline for PEP
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published proposed guidelines for the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for preventing bacterial sexually transmitted infections.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Infectious Disease Approval to Reduce Hospital Clostridioides difficile Cases; Oral Amoxicillin for Syphilis
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Alabama Sees Surge in Congenital Syphilis Cases and Issues Health Alert
A decade ago, Alabama saw only a few annual cases of congenital syphilis. But now the cases are spiking to record levels, including 42 cases in 2022, and possibly even more in 2023. This alarming trend caused the Alabama Department of Public Health to issue a health alert network message to providers and the public on July 18.
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STI Epidemic Continues to Escalate in United States, CDC Data Show
Syphilis rates surged in 2021, increasing by nearly one-third, and gonorrhea rates and chlamydia rates increased by close to 4%, according to the latest data on sexually transmitted infections.
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Syphilis RPR May Fluctuate Before Treatment
The more time between testing and treatment, the more likely the change in the titer. Since patients often are called back for treatment, these data suggest clinicians should obtain a repeat rapid plasma reagin at the time these patients return for treatment, effectively establishing a new baseline.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Head and Neck Cancer Worse in HIV; Syphilis RPR May Fluctuate Before Treatment
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Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Implications of a Positive Syphilis Screening During Pregnancy
Although syphilis screening during pregnancy is effective in identifying maternal syphilis, it is not without consequences. False-positive syphilis testing can result in unwarranted antibiotic therapy; re-screening based on risk is not always consistent, and among pregnant women who truly test positive to syphilis, treatment is not always optimized to prevent congenital syphilis.
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Doxycycline Demonstrates Protection Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
Common antibiotic could be a key tool to help stem the rising tide of reported cases.
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Older Adults Also at Risk of STIs, Suggesting Screening Needed
Clinicians and researchers pay less attention to the sexual health needs of older adult than other ages groups. Evidence suggests this population’s risk of sexually transmitted infections is climbing.
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Remaining Questions in Syphilis Treatment
Eight leading experts on sexually transmitted diseases convened to discuss key questions in the management of syphilis in adults with and without HIV infection based on a systematic review of the literature. More than 3,000 articles were screened, and the discussion focused on 95 relevant publications and three main topics.