With the increasing number of patients infected with syphilis in the past 20 years, early
diagnosis and early treatment are essential to decline syphilis prevalence. Owing to its …

Complexities in the diagnosis of syphilis continue to challenge clinicians. While direct tests
(eg, microscopy or PCR) are helpful in early syphilis, the mainstay of diagnosis remains …

2020 European guideline on the management of syphilis Page 1 GUIDELINES 2020 European
guideline on the management of syphilis M. Janier,1,* M. Unemo,2 N. Dupin,3 GS Tiplica,4 M …

Background Syphilis remains a major public health problem in Europe (both in Eastern
Europe since the 1990's and in Western Europe since the re‐emergence of the disease in …

This work demonstrates that a full laboratory-quality immunoassay can be run on a
smartphone accessory. This low-cost dongle replicates all mechanical, optical, and …

Syphilis is caused by infection with Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, a not-yet-
cultivable spiral-shaped bacterium that is usually transmitted by sexual contact with an …

The performance of commonly used assays for diagnosis of syphilis varies considerably
depending on stage of infection and sample type. In response to the need for improved …

The article discusses the results of an analysis conducted by the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) on reverse sequence screening for syphilis from 2006 to …

Syphilis is caused by infection with the spirochetal bacterium Treponema subspecies
pallidum. T pallidum is a highly motile coiled organism with tapering ends and 6 to 14 …

Importance Screening for syphilis infection is currently recommended for high-risk
individuals, including those with previous syphilis infection, an infected sexual partner, HIV …