There are four stages of syphilis. The infection is curable, especially with early diagnosis and treatment. Untreated ...

IT is generally agreed that probability of cure in syphilis can only be assumed if, during five years after treatment, there have appeared no signs, clinical or pathological, of relapse or ...

To study how well neurosyphilis responds to treatment, a national consortium of researchers enrolled subjects with syphilis who met generally accepted criteria for lumbar puncture (e.g., presence ...

A Denver woman who gave birth at Rose Medical Center received a state-mandated syphilis test. The bill to her insurance company, Cigna: $8,652.39. "I didn't know I was receiving the treatment," she ...

Syphilis is increasing in men who have sex with men and disproportionately affects HIV-infected men. Here we review the epidemiology, diagnostic techniques, treatment guidelines, follow-up ...

These numbers "reflect a failure of the U.S. health system," the CDC said, especially because testing and treatment for syphilis more than a month before delivery could easily prevent infections ...

A new study has found that rates of chlamydia and syphilis plummet among people prescribed doxycycline for sexually transmitted infection prevention in routine clinical care.

4. Seek treatment promptly: If you suspect you have syphilis or test positive, early treatment with antibiotics (usually penicillin) can cure the infection and prevent complications. For pregnant ...

Valdrez said a syphilis blood test ideally happens during the first trimester so there are at least four weeks between when they get treatment and when they deliver. This “would ensure a ...