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2020 European guideline on the management of syphilis
Author(s) -
Janier M.,
Unemo M.,
Dupin N.,
Tiplica G.S.,
Potočnik M.,
Patel R.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/jdv.16946
Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , guideline , men who have sex with men , doxycycline , azithromycin , early syphilis , family medicine , pediatrics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , antibiotics , pathology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The 2020 edition of the European guideline on the management of syphilis is an update of the 2014 edition. Main modifications and updates include: ‐ The ongoing epidemics of early syphilis in Europe, particularly in men who have sex with men (MSM) ‐ The development of dual treponemal and non‐treponemal point‐of‐care (POC) tests ‐ The progress in non‐treponemal test (NTT) automatization ‐ The regular episodic shortage of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in some European countries ‐ The exclusion of azithromycin as an alternative treatment at any stage of syphilis ‐ The pre‐exposure or immediate post‐exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in populations at high risk of acquiring syphilis.