Management of detected syphilis in pregnancy adheres to guideline recommendations, but the crisis of congenital syphilis persists
Our findings suggest compliance with syphilis in pregnancy management recommendations has improved in SEQ since release of the 2018 guidelines. However, congenital syphilis rates continue to rise; further initiatives addressing barriers to timely testing and management of syphilis in pregnancy are urgently needed at both healthcare system levels and for individual women.
Authors
- Sarah Warzywoda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9149-1962)
- Judith A. Dean (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2513-2013)
- Clare Nourse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7246-8540)
- Aoife Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9038-0593)
- Diane Rowling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1268-578X)
- Sumudu Britton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-3754)
- Huda Safa
- James A. Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-5250)
- Mandy Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1604-8060)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
- Mater Mothers' Hospital (AU)
- Redcliffe Hospital (AU)
- Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajo.13902
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.98