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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tridapalli, Elisabetta
• Capretti, Maria Grazia
• Reggiani, Maria Letizia Bacchi
• Stronati, Mauro
• Faldella, Giacomo

Titel

Congenital syphilis in Italy: a multicentre study

Ist Teil von

• Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition, 2012-05, Vol.97 (3), p.F211-F213

Ort / Verlag

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Erscheinungsjahr

2012

Quelle

BMJ Journals Archiv - DFG Nationallizenzen

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective To study the prevalence of congenital syphilis and its risk factors in Italy. Study design Prospective study from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Data on mother–child pairs were collected for every syphilis seropositive mother. Results Maternal syphilis seroprevalence at delivery was 0.17%. 207 infants were born to 203 syphilis seropositive mothers. In 25 newborns it was possible to diagnose congenital syphilis (20/100 000 live births). Maternal risk factors included age <20 years, no antenatal care and no adequate treatment. The infected babies were more often preterm or weighed <2000 g at birth. Discussion Many syphilis seropositive mothers were foreign born but the risk of an infected newborn was not higher in foreign-born than in Italian seropositive women. The significant factors were lack of antenatal screening and inadequate maternal treatment. Conclusion Syphilis is a re-emerging infection in Italy. Prevention strategies should include antenatal serological tests for all pregnant women and treatment for infected mothers.