Open AccessA Narrative Review of the Epidemiology of Congenital Syphilis in the United States From 1980 to 2019
Author(s) -
Carolyn Smullin,
Jennifer A. Wagman,
Shivani Mehta,
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001277
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , syphilis , pregnancy , prenatal care , observational study , incidence (geometry) , risk factor , obstetrics , congenital syphilis , pediatrics , family medicine , environmental health , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , optics , genetics , physics
Congenital syphilis (CS) is the result of antepartum transmission from mother to fetus of the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Although preventable through timely screening and treatment, the incidence of CS in the United States is increasing. This review describes the epidemiological trends in CS in the United States from 1980 to 2019 and characteristics of mothers of infants with CS.