Detection and treatment of

syphilis in pregnant women

Is

sexually transmitteda infection

This guide contains updated objectives
recommendations for detect
and treat syphilis in pregnant
provide evidence-based
women, based on in the latest
guidance on the detection
scientific data and evidence
and treatment of syphilis
existing serological tests to
in pregnant women
detect the disease.
and
help countries update
their national
guidelines on this
matter
diagnostic accuracy of
different strategies of
detection and treatment
of syphilis
given in pregnancy, every day
more than a milliont people
contract this disease
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prevention detection
Methods e
perform a test of all pregnant Non-treponemal tests, such
women detection of syphilis as RPR or VDRL, are positive
Manual for the
positive four to six weeks
elaboration of
later infection, or about one
WHO guidelines.
to four weeks after the
at the appearance of the chancre
and of primary syphilis.
first prenatal
carry out systematic also
care visit
reviews of the scientific
literature, or to update
existing ones, in search of Specific treponemal tests,
data on the efficacy And with that is, TPHA, TPPA, FTA-
ABS or PRS, may test
The application of positive earlier tan non-
and
benzathine penicillin treponemal tests.
should not more than
14 days at the end
2 g of azithromycin
orally in one single take
in the early

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Daniela Rey Rodríguez ID 503102
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