screening for syphilis
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Introduction
also see sexually transmitted disease
Indications
- early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women[3]
- all sexually active adults & adolecents at increased risk for sexually transmitted disease[1][2]
- USPSTF recommendations are for non-pregant women & adolecents
- high risk includes
- men who have sex with men
- people with HIV
- patients with a history of incarceration or commercial sex work
- men under age 29
- syphilis prevalence rates are highest among black, Hispanic, & American Indian/Alaska Native people
- areas in southern & western U.S., as well as urban settings have a higher prevalence than other areas[2]
Procedure
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 US Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents. US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2016;315(21):2321-2327 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27272583 <Internet> http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2526645
Cantor AG et al Screening for Syphilis. Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2016;315(21):2328-2337 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27272584 <Internet> http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2526646
Clement ME, Hicks CB Syphilis on the Rise. What Went Wrong? JAMA. 2016;315(21):2281-2283 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27272579 <Internet> http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2526614 - ↑ 3.0 3.1 US Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women. US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2018;320(9):911-917. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30193283 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2698933
Lin JS, Eder ML, Bean SI Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women. Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018;320(9):918-925 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30193282 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2698932