Congenital syphilis: Missed opportunities and the case for rescreening during pregnancy and at delivery

Two infants treated for syphilis born to at risk mothers who screened negative at their first prenatal visit but were not rescreened at delivery are described. The first presented with classic, but unrecognized, features of congenital syphilis. In the second case, possible early maternal syphilis wa...

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Main Authors: Nicola P. O’Connor, Blanca E. Gonzalez, Frank P. Esper, Joan Tamburro, Kamran Kadkhoda, Charles B. Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302729