Factors associated with four atypical cases of congenital syphilis in England, 2016 to 2017: an ecological analysis.

Furegato, Martina; Fifer, Helen; Mohammed, Hamish; Simms, Ian; Vanta, Paul; Webb, Sharon; Foster, Kirsty; Kingston, Margaret; Charlett, André; Vishram, Bhavita; +3 more... Reynolds, Claire; Gill, Noel; Hughes, Gwenda; (2017) Factors associated with four atypical cases of congenital syphilis in England, 2016 to 2017: an ecological analysis. Eurosurveillance, 22 (49). pp. 2-5. ISSN 1560-7917 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.49.17-00750

Abstract

Four isolated cases of congenital syphilis born to mothers who screened syphilis negative in the first trimester were identified between March 2016 and January 2017 compared with three cases between 2010 and 2015. The mothers were United Kingdom-born and had no syphilis risk factors. Cases occurred in areas with recent increases in sexually-transmitted syphilis among women and men who have sex with men, some behaviourally bisexual, which may have facilitated bridging between sexual networks.

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Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
PubMed ID	29233254
Elements ID	159371