Congenital syphilis after treatment of maternal syphilis with a penicillin regimen exceeding CDC guidelines
✍ Scribed by Craig S. Conover; Charles A. Rend; Grayson B. Miller Jr.; George P. Schmid
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1064-7449
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✦ Synopsis
Background: Although congenital syphilis usually occurs as a result of a failure to detect and treat syphilis in pregnant women, failures of the currently recommended regimen to prevent congenital syphilis have been reported.
Case: This report describes an infant with congenital syphilis despite maternal treatment with a regimen exceeding current CDC guidelines.
Conclusion: Regardless of the regimen used to treat syphilis during pregnancy, clinicians should recognize the possibility of occasional treatment failures and the importance of adequate follow-up of infants at risk for congenital syphilis.