Treatment Completion With Three-Dose Series of Benzathine Penicillin Among People Diagnosed With Late Latent and Unknown Duration Syphilis, Maricopa County, Arizona.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Syphilis is a public health concern as cases are rising each year. If untreated, syphilis is associated with significant morbidity and risk of vertical transmission during pregnancy. For people with late latent and unknown duration stages, 3 injections of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) at 1-week intervals are recommended. Our study quantified treatment for people diagnosed with late latent and unknown duration syphilis in Maricopa County, Arizona with a secondary analysis of pregnant women to assess completion of 3 injections of BPG in multiple time intervals.

Methods

Maricopa County syphilis case data were extracted from the state-run database (PRISM). Records were reviewed for people with late latent and unknown duration syphilis during January 1, 2016, to Decemb

SUBMITTER: Mangone E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826670 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature