Open AccessResurgence of syphilis in the US
Author(s) -
Susan Bach,
Elizabeth Heavey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000790496.90015.74
Subject(s) - syphilis , incidence (geometry) , medicine , disease , family medicine , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , optics
Despite advances in screening and treatment for syphilis, the US has seen increased incidence of the disease in the past decade. This article gives an overview of incidence, risk factors, clinical manifestations, assessment, screening, treatment, and prevention of syphilis.