The Congenital Syphilis Prevention Cascade: Reimagining a Missed Prevention Opportunities Framework for Effective Intervention

Sex Transm Dis. 2024 Jan 1;51(1):8-10. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001892. Epub 2023 Oct 30.

Abstract

Congenital syphilis (CS) rates have risen in the United States since 2013. Prevention of CS requires testing and treatment of pregnant and pregnancy-capable persons at high risk for syphilis. We developed a CS Prevention Cascade to assess how effectively testing and treatment interventions reached pregnant persons with a CS outcome.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / prevention & control
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious* / prevention & control
  • Syphilis* / diagnosis
  • Syphilis* / epidemiology
  • Syphilis* / prevention & control
  • Syphilis, Congenital* / epidemiology
  • Syphilis, Congenital* / prevention & control
  • United States / epidemiology