Open AccessCongenital Syphilis Diagnosed Beyond the Neonatal Period in the United States: 2014–2018
Author(s) -
Anne Kimball,
Virginia Bowen,
Kathryn Miele,
Hillard Weinstock,
Phoebe Thorpe,
Laura H. Bachmann,
Robert McDonald,
Aliza M Machefsky,
Elizabeth Torrone
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2020-049080
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital syphilis , syphilis , pediatrics , pregnancy , medical record , obstetrics , prenatal care , surgery , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , family medicine , environmental health , biology , genetics
During 2014-2018, reported congenital syphilis (CS) cases in the United States increased 183%, from 462 to 1306 cases. We reviewed infants diagnosed with CS beyond the neonatal period (>28 days) during this time.