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Syphilis Complicating Pregnancy and Congenital Syphilis by Stafford, I.A., Workowski, K.A., Bachmann, L.H.

“…( N Engl J Med . 2024;390(3):242–253) Congenital syphilis primarily occurs when the bacterium Treponema pallidum passes from an infected mother to her fetus…”
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Predictors of trichomoniasis in pregnancy: a retrospective study in a high-risk population in Atlanta, Georgia by Haddad, L.B., Kim, T.G., Young, M.R., Goggins, E.R., Workowski, K.A., Jamieson, D.J.

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Discordant Results from Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening — Five Laboratories, United States, 2006-2010 by Radolf, J.D, Bolan, G, Park, I.U, Chow, J.M, Schillinger, J.A, Pathela, P, Blank, S, Zanto, S.N, Hoover, K.W, Workowski, K.A, Cox, D.L, Ballard, R.C

“…CDC recommends syphilis serologic screening with a nontreponemal test, such as the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) or Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL)…”
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Update to CDC's "Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006": Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections by del Rio, C, Hall, G, Hook, III, E.W, Holmes, K.K, Whittington, W.L.H, Judson, F.N, Yee, E.L, Harvey, A.B, Kramer, K.P, Trees, D.L, Ballard, R, Workowski, K.A, Newman, L.M, Berman, S, Weinstock, H.S

“…In the United States, gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported notifiable disease, with 339,593 cases documented in 2005. Since 1993, fluoroquinolones…”
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Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — Netherlands, 2003–2004 by van de Laar, M.J.W, Gotz, H.M, de Zewart, O, van der Meijden, W.I, Ossewaarde, J.M, Thio, H.B, Fennema, J.S.A, Spaargaren, J, de Vries, H.J.C, Berman, S.M, Papp, J.R, Workowski, K.A

“…Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic, sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a variety of the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis that rarely occurs…”
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