Why Can't We Eradicate Congenital Syphilis?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University and Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana jbocchini@wkhs.com.
² Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana.
³ Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Perinatal Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital and College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Joseph A Bocchini Jr et al. Pediatrics. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;148(3):e2021050449.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050449.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University and Willis-Knighton Health System, Shreveport, Louisiana jbocchini@wkhs.com.
² Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, Shreveport, Louisiana.
³ Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics and Center for Perinatal Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital and College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

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Conflict of interest statement

POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Congenital Syphilis Diagnosed Beyond the Neonatal Period in the United States: 2014-2018.
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