Congenital syphilis is transmitted to fetuses by parents with the infection. In a Feb. 25 letter to Oregon providers, Dr. Pete Singson of the Oregon Health Authority wrote that just two babies were ...

In 2022, an astounding 207,255 cases of syphilis were reported in the U.S. Particularly alarming is the increase in children being born with syphilis. Congenital syphilis cases are increasing the ...

This means fewer people are getting tested for syphilis, including people who can spread it to partners or children during ...

Of infants born to mothers with primary or secondary syphilis, up to 50% will be premature, stillborn, or die in the neonatal period; further, most of these children are born with congenital ...

“Healthcare workers are required to report congenital syphilis cases within seven days, with additional surveillance through (rapid plasma reagin) RPR-positive results in children under two ...

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection ... rapid diagnostic tests are used to monitor infection in children under two. The report showed an increase in the number of healthcare facilities ...

Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection ... The survey received responses from 1,346 medical institutions nationwide that deliver children. It found that 18 of 3,504 pregnant teens, or 0. ...