| Titre : | An epidemic of congenital syphilis in Jefferson County, Texas, 1994-1995 : Inadequate prenatal syphilis testing after an outbreak in adults. (1999) |
| Auteurs : | K.L. SOUTHWICK ; S.M. BERMAN ; H.M. GUIDRY ; W.C. LEVINE ; K.J. MERTZ ; M.M. WELDON ; Division of Std Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta. GA. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 4, 1999) |
| Pagination : | 557-560 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Syphilis ; Bactériose ; Infection ; Maladie congénitale ; Dépistage ; Diagnostic prénatal ; Diagnostic ; Programme santé ; Epidémiologie ; Prévalence ; Facteur risque ; Evaluation ; Nouveau né ; Homme ; Femme ; Etats Unis ; Amérique ; Maladie sexuellement transmissible ; Foie [pathologie] ; Gestation [pathologie] ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST QR0xbgo7. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. After a syphilis epidemic in Jefferson County, Texas, in 1993 and 1994, congenital syphilis prevalence and risk factors were determined and local prenatal syphilis screening practices were assessed. Methods. Medical records were reviewed, pregnant women with syphilis were interviewed, and prenatal care providers were surveyed. Results. Of 91 women, 59 (65%) had infants with congenital syphilis. Among African Americans, the prevalence per 1000 live births was 24.1 in 1994 and 17.9 in 1995. Of the 50 women with at least 2 prenatal care visits who had infants with congenital syphilis, 15 (30%) had received inadequate testing. Only 16% of 31 providers obtained an early third-trimester syphilis test on all patients. Conclusions. Inadequate prenatal testing contributed to this outbreak of congenital syphilis. |
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