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Notes from the field: Diagnosis of congenital syphilis and syphilis among females of reproductive age before and during the COVID-19 pandemic - Chicago, 2015-2022
Cejtin HE , Warren EF , Guidry T , Boss K , Becht A , Tabidze I . MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023 72 (47) 1288-1289 Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is of particular concern during pregnancy because of the risk for transplacental fetal infection. Pregnancies complicated by untreated syphilis are at increased risk for adverse outcomes, including stillbirth and long-term physical and cognitive sequelae in the affected infant. After implementation of enhanced efforts (1) by the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to eliminate congenital syphilis, including improvements to the surveillance and case management system, the number of Chicago congenital syphilis cases steadily decreased during 2015–2019, despite national increases in congenital syphilis and local increases in syphilis among females of reproductive age.* In 2020, with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend in Chicago abruptly shifted, and cases of congenital syphilis increased during the next 3 years. |
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