DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF SYPHILIS DURING PREGNANCY

  • 1 January 1979
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 54  (5) , 611-614
Abstract
Obstetric patients with serologic evidence of syphilis should have CSF analysis to determine the presence of tertiary disease. In the present study, 19% of untreated and asymptomatic patients with serologic evidence of syphilis had tertiary syphilis following examination of CSF. Despite maternal therapy 11% of the infants born to mothers with syphilis had reactive serum and CSF involvement as documented by the presence of a fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS)-specific I[immunoglobulin]M.

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