This study aimed to document the prevalence of syphilis
among pregnant women in Turkey.
In this retrospective cohort study, a total of 63,276 sera
obtained between January 2007 and June 2014 from women who were routinely
screened for syphilis as a part of antenatal care at a tertiary referral
hospital in Turkey were analyzed. Serological screening was done with the rapid
plasma reagin (RPR) test on venous blood samples. Treponema pallidum
hemagglutination assay (TPHA) was the confirmation test for the diagnosis of
syphilis in patients who had positive results in the screening test.
Between 2007 and the first six months of 2014, 41 RPR+ and
only five confirmed syphilis-positive patients were determined. The syphilis
seroprevalence rate was 0.0648%. Within these years, there was no case of
congenital syphilis detected in the hospital.
As there is evidence of effective screening of syphilis
contributing to the effective treatment and prevention of adverse outcomes,
routine antenatal screening of syphilis is recommended. The rationale depends
on the consideration of the serious results of not treating the disease and the
cost effectiveness of screening.
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By:
1Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Care, Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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