Syphilis
Syphilis infections, including congenital syphilis, have increased in the US and worldwide over the past decade. First-line treatment for syphilis is benzathine penicillin G. Routine syphilis screening of all pregnant patients and all sexually active people aged 15 to 44 years and use of doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis in individuals at risk for syphilis infection are recommended strategies to decrease syphilis transmission.
Authors
- Kelly A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-099X)
- Frauke Chevalier
- Stephanie E. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1632-1074)
- Oliver Bacon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6159-8611)
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.17362
- Citations
- 14
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.30