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Assessment of the Value of Rescreening for Syphilis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

2006; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Volume: 2006; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1155/idog/2006/56504

1098-0997

Rodney K. Edwards, Margaret Bennett, Carrie Langstraat, Daina Greene,

Reproductive tract infections research

Objectives . Our aim is evaluating the need for repeating tests for syphilis on pregnant women in the third trimester. Study design. A single‐center retrospective cohort study was performed on all women delivering 7/03–6/04. Results . During the study interval, 2244 women delivered at our hospital. Of those women having available records and attending at least one prenatal visit, 1940 (98.9 % ) were screened for syphilis at the first prenatal visit. Of the 1627 women beginning prenatal care prior to 27 weeks and delivering after 32 weeks, 1377 (84.6 % ) were rescreened in the third trimester. No cases of syphilis were identified with either the initial (upper limit of 95% CI 0.24 % ) or repeat (upper limit of 95% CI 0.34 % ) screening. Conclusions . In our obstetric population, syphilis is so uncommon that mandated prenatal screening on more than one occasion seems unjustified and laws requiring repeated screening should be reevaluated.