Aumenta sifilis congenita

Number Of Babies Born With Syphilis Has Reached Highest Level In 20 Years, CDC Says.

USA Today (9/25, Alltucker) reports that "the number of babies born with syphilis has more than doubled since 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a trend that medical professionals said shows the need to be vigilant about testing and treating the...disease."

        Reuters (9/25, Brice) reports, "The CDC said reported cases of congenital syphilis...jumped 153 percent between 2013 and 2017, from 362 cases to 918."

        TIME (9/25, Ducharme) reports that that "is the highest number in 20 years. Most of these cases were clustered in Western and Southern states."

        The AP (9/25, Stobbe) reports that "at least 77 of last year's cases were stillborn or died."

        On its website, NBC News (9/25, Fox) reports that the CDC said, "Women at high risk for syphilis or who live in high-prevalence areas should be tested not only at the first prenatal visit, but again early in the third trimester and at delivery."

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Benjamin Hidalgo-Matlock
Skin Care Physicians of Costa Rica

Clinica Victoria en San Pedro: 2224-0654
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