Relative to unexposed children, those with congenital syphilis were at a 6-fold increased risk for first hospitalization, and ...

Children born with syphilis are six times more likely to be admitted to hospital in their first five years of life compared ...

As congenital syphilis cases soar in the United States, some states are turning to rapid, point-of-care tests to catch ...

Cases of congenital syphilis — an STI passed to a baby during pregnancy — increased by 1,450% in the state since 2019. Health officials say there were 31 cases of babies born with syphilis in 2024, up ...

Analysis of data on 8 million children in Brazil shows that syphilis exposure during pregnancy increases children's risk of ...

The number of primary and secondary syphilis cases in young women rose dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s, due to illicit drug use and the exchange of drugs for sex. Of infants born to ...

“We have to protect our pregnant women. We have to protect our babies from having syphilis, it’s totally preventable," said Dr. Girois. Girois says in 2024, 35 newborns across Virginia were ...

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. ...

Cases of congenital syphilis — an STI passed to a baby during pregnancy — increased by 1,450% in the state since 2019. Health officials say there were 31 cases of babies born with syphilis in ...