Obstetrics and Gynecology

Interventions to improve screening for syphilis in pregnancy?

About 2·1 million pregnant women have active syphilis every year. Without screening and treatment, 69% of these women will have an adverse outcome of pregnancy. A study reviewed the literature systematically to determine the effectiveness of screening interventions to prevent congenital syphilis and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-30...

The Lancet Infectious Diseases