Serology testing continues to be an indispensable tool for the management of several disease states, especially treponemal screening to monitor syphilis infection in the US. Come to this educational ...

Syphilis cases surge, sparking concerns. Deborah Sesok-Pizzini, MD, discusses what infection prevention and control personnel should know about testing evolution, prevention strategies, and ...

Following reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding an increase in syphilis infections among all patients aged ≥15 years, a group of researchers from Las Vegas ...

For decades, syphilis testing meant first screening a patient with a nontreponemal test, such as the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test, which identifies recent or untreated syphilis but can yield ...

In 2009 the Regional Initiative for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Congenital Syphilis was launched by PAHO and UNICEF, and in September 2010 the PAHO Member Countries ...

In a report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published online Feb. 8 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, recommendations are presented for tests that can support ...

Medical Officer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality R.J. is a 27-year-old man who presents for a well-patient visit. He always keeps his ...

As part of the support to countries of the Latin American and Caribbean Region (LAC), regarding the implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan for the Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission ...

A Penn State-led team developed a rapid syphilis test that detects low antibody titers in one step, with up to 46% stronger ...