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Objectives: The issue of biological false positives in syphilis diagnosis is gaining attention. However, limited focus exists on false positives in syphilis tests among younger populations. This study ...

Cases of newborn syphilis in the United States have risen for the past 12 years, despite a slowdown in the past year or two, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Rates of syphilis are skyrocketing among Minnesotans who are pregnant (“maternal syphilis”) and their babies (“congenital syphilis”). For centuries, we’ve had the technology to prevent syphilis: ...

A single dose of penicillin works just as well to cure early syphilis as the three-injection regimen now used by many doctors, a new clinical trial says. Second and third doses of benzathine ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Once a nearly eradicated disease, it is now making a comeback. Syphilis is on the rise in both Virginia and the rest of the country, as health leaders warn there is a specific spike ...

At least three babies have died of presumed congenital syphilis in New York state this year, prompting health officials to warn about the risks of the preventable infection. A pregnant woman can pass ...

A New York infant who lives outside the city has died from a presumed syphilis infection in the third such case this year, prompting health officials to call for more education and testing. The state ...

Mississippi leads the nation in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases, and one is in the spotlight because the state is working to stop the spread, particularly from mom to baby. Overall, Invigor ...

Mississippi is facing a dramatic rise in syphilis cases amid a nationwide surge in the bacterial infection, with the state experiencing an 80% increase in overall cases and a staggering 1,000% ...