Do Women With Persistently Negative Nontreponemal Test Results Transmit Syphilis During Pregnancy?

Peterman, Thomas A.; Newman, Daniel R.; Davis, Darlene W.; Su, John R.

doi:10.1097/olq.0b013e318285c5a7

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“…Women with persistently negative NTT results are very unlikely to transmit syphilis during pregnancy . Most transmissions to the fetus occur after 20 weeks and treatment before this period will usually prevent congenital features .…”

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2014 European guideline on the management of syphilis

Janier

Hegyi

Dupin

et al. 2014

Acad Dermatol Venereol

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Section: Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

2014 European guideline on the management of syphilis

Janier

Hegyi

Dupin

et al. 2014

Acad Dermatol Venereol

350

348

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“…If the second treponemal test is negative, and the epidemiological risk and clinical probability for syphilis are low, further evaluation or treatment is not indicated. Peterman et al retrospectively reviewed 23 863 cases of congenital syphilis to determine whether any of these cases occurred in mothers who had a negative nontreponemal test and a positive treponemal test [80]. One possible case was discovered, but the single case was missing data.…”

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Management of Adult Syphilis: Key Questions to Inform the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines: Table 1.

Ghanem¹

2015

Clin Infect Dis.

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A panel of experts generated 8 "key questions" in the management of adult syphilis. A systematic literature review was conducted and tables of evidence were constructed to answer these important questions. Penicillin is the drug of choice to treat syphilis. Doxycycline to treat early and late latent syphilis is an acceptable alternate option if penicillin cannot be used. There is no added benefit to enhanced antimicrobial therapy when treating human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons with syphilis. If a patient misses a dose of penicillin in a course of weekly therapy for late syphilis, clinical experience suggests that an interval of 10-14 days between doses might be acceptable before restarting the sequence of injections. Pharmacologic considerations suggest that an interval of 7-9 days between doses, if feasible, may be more optimal. Missed doses are not acceptable for pregnant women. A cerebrospinal fluid examination to diagnose neurosyphilis is recommended in persons diagnosed with tertiary syphilis (eg, cardiovascular syphilis or late benign syphilis), persons with neurological signs or symptoms consistent with neurosyphilis, and asymptomatic persons whose serological titers do not decline appropriately following recommended therapy and in whom reinfection is ruled out. Infection and reinfection rates, particularly among men who have sex with men, are high. Frequent serological screening of this population appears to be the most cost-efficient intervention. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend the use of the traditional rapid plasma reagin-based screening algorithm. The positive predictive value for syphilis associated with an isolated unconfirmed reactive treponemal chemiluminescence assay or enzyme immunoassay is low if the epidemiological risk and clinical probability for syphilis are low. Among pregnant women with serodiscordant serologies ( positive treponemal tests and a negative nontreponemal test), the risk of vertical transmission from mother to infant is low. Several important questions regarding the management of syphilis remain unanswered and should be a priority for future research.

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“…Jest mało prawdopodobne, aby kobiety, u których wyniki niekrętkowych odczynów serologicznych są stale ujemne, zakaziły w ciąży płód [87]. Większość płodów ulega zakażeniu po 20. tygodniu i leczenie kobiet przed tym terminem zazwyczaj zapobiega kile wrodzonej [85].…”

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