Resurgent Maternal and Congenital Syphilis in Mississippi—Pathways for Prevention
(Abstracted from JAMA Health Forum 2024;5(6):e241278 Between 2020 and 2021, the rates of maternal and congenital syphilis have risen sharply—up 36.4% and 32.4%, respectively. In Mississippi, there has been a 10-fold increase in congenital syphilis rising in just 6 years (2016–2022).
Authors
- Manuela Staneva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1566-7874)
- Thomas E. Dobbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-5337)
Institutions
- University of Mississippi Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0001096644.49394.e3
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00