Open AccessCongenital syphilis after treatment of maternal syphilis with a penicillin regimen exceeding CDC guidelines
Author(s) -
Conover Craig S.,
Rend Charles A.,
Miller Grayson B.,
Schmid George P.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.656
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1098-0997
pISSN - 1064-7449
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1998)6:3<134::aid-idog7>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - syphilis , congenital syphilis , medicine , regimen , penicillin , pediatrics , pregnancy , obstetrics , antibiotics , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Background Although congenital syphilis usually occurs as a result of a failure to detect and treat syphilis in pregnant women, failures of the currently recommended regimen to prevent congenital syphilis have been reported. Purpose This report describes an infant with congenital syphilis despite maternal treatment with a regimen exceeding current CDC guidelines. Conclusion Regardless of the regimen used to treat syphilis during pregnancy, clinicians should recognize the possibility of occasional treatment failures and the importance of adequate follow‐up of infants at risk for congenital syphilis. Infect. Dis. Obstet. Gynecol. 6:134–137, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.