SAN FRANCISCO -- An interval of 9 days between antibiotic doses for treating syphilis during pregnancy was less effective in ...

Treatment decisions may be further complicated in patients who are allergic to penicillin or infected with HIV. The pathogenesis of congenital syphilis is not completely understood, but placental ...

Wisconsin health officials are calling a significant spike in congenital syphilis over the last several years "especially ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Local health leaders are raising awareness and looking into ways to stop the rise in syphilis cases across ...

A regional collaboration called the Stop Syphilis Coalition is launching a public awareness campaign this month to educate residents and providers on risk factors, symptoms and screening ...

Half of all sexually-transmitted infections were reported in people 15 to 24 years old. Syphilis cases are up 1,400% in the last 5 years.

Syphilis has long ... to evolve resistance to antibiotics. Left untreated, in about 15 to 30 percent of infected people, the disease can permanently damage the brain, heart, and other organs and be ...

Up to 40% of babies with congenital syphilis may be stillborn or die from the infection. While syphilis can always be treated with antibiotics, if left untreated it can lead to infants being born with ...

Rates of congenital syphilis, when babies get the infection ... "If we had done this 10 years ago, before the COVID pandemic, people would have been afraid. People are used to these sort of ...

This year, Pennsylvania has seen 12 cases of congenital ... and deafness. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that went into a sharp decline after the availability of antibiotics.

"It's important to treat infections before you become pregnant." Congenital syphilis can cause rashes, and abnormalities in bones shortly after birth. The infected children can develop symptoms ...