People increased risk for syphilis — including asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults who have ever been sexually active and are at high risk for the disease — should be screened for it, ...
The USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening asymptomatic pregnant persons for syphilis infection has a substantial net benefit. (HealthDay News) — The US Preventive Services Task Force ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) renewed its recommendation for early and universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy. In line with its 2018 guidance, the update, published in ...
Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...