Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement

  • Ned Calonge
  • , Diana B. Petitti
  • , Thomas G. DeWitt
  • , Allen Dietrich
  • , Kimberly D. Gregory
  • , David Grossman
  • , George Isham
  • , Michael L. LeFevre
  • , Rosanne Leipzig
  • , Lucy N. Marion
  • , Bernadette Melnyk
  • , Virginia A. Moyer
  • , Judith K. Ockene
  • , George F. Sawaya
  • , J. Sanford Schwartz
  • , Timothy Wilt

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Abstract

Description: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for syphilis in pregnancy. Methods: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits of screening, the harms of screening, and the harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy. Recommendation: Screen all pregnant women for syphilis infection. (Grade A recommendation).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)705-709+W-124
JournalAnnals of Internal Medicine
Volume150
Issue number10
StatePublished - 19 May 2009

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