Simone Holzer

Relationship between prenatal care effectiveness and the timing of congenital syphilis diagnosis

INTRODUCTION: Congenital syphilis affects neonates worldwide and causes short- and long-term sequelae. It is transmitted to the fetus by a pregnant woman with untreated or inadequately treated syphilis at any stage of the disease, either through the placenta or the birth canal. Syphilis screening during pregnancy begin...