Demographic Characteristics and Pregnancy Outcomes by Maternal HIV Status among Mothers with Congenital Syphilis–Affected Pregnancies—United States, 2018–2023
In the United States, 1% of mothers with pregnancies affected by congenital syphilis had HIV and 16% of these mothers had unknown HIV status. Those affected by HIV were more likely to be Black and reside in the South; they also had larger proportions of pre-term birth and low birthweight.
Authors
- Sarah B. Wondmeneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0097-7770)
- Elizabeth Torrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5154-6332)
- Kevin P. O’Callaghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4957-2718)
- Emily R. Learner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3778-8631)
- Jessica A. Penney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-4742)
- Halley E.M. Riley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7027-7482)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Published
- 2026-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/olq.0000000000002431
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00