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. 2021 May 1;48(5):e52-e55.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001298.

Syphilitic Reinfections During the Same Pregnancy-Florida, 2018

James Matthias, Ruth Sanon  1 , Virginia B Bowen  2 , Emma C Spencer  1 , Thomas A Peterman  2
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Syphilitic Reinfections During the Same Pregnancy-Florida, 2018

James Matthias et al. Sex Transm Dis. .

Abstract

We reviewed all cases of syphilis reported among pregnant women in Florida in 2018 for syphilitic reinfection. Nineteen (7.3%) of 261 pregnant women with syphilis were reported as reinfected during the same pregnancy. Timely rescreening and treatment prevented 6 (31.6%) of 19 reinfected women from delivering infants with congenital syphilis.

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Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding: The authors report no known conflicts of interest or relevant financial disclosures.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Flow diagram of pregnant women diagnosed with syphilis in Florida, 2018. Diagram highlights the inclusion criteria of ‘susceptibility to syphilitic reinfection’ by depicting the number of women who are not susceptible to reinfection and the reasons for their exclusion.
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