Reported Cases of Neurosyphilis Among Early Syphilis Cases—United States, 2009 to 2015

de Voux, Alex; Kidd, Sarah; Torrone, Elizabeth A.

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Reported Cases of Neurosyphilis Among Early Syphilis Cases—United States, 2009 to 2015

Published Date:

Jan 2018

Source:

Sex Transm Dis. 45(1):39-41.

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Personal Authors:

de Voux, Alex ; Kidd, Sarah ; Torrone, Elizabeth A. ;

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Pubmed ID:

28876294

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5763486

Description:

The surveillance of neurosyphilis, an uncommon but severe consequence of syphilis, is complex; surveillance classification of neurosyphilis requires a lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. We examined the prevalence of reported neurosyphilis among primary, secondary, and early latent syphilis cases reported in the United States from 2009 to 2015. Overall, the prevalence of reported neurosyphilis from 2009 to 2015 was low (0.84%); however, this is likely an underestimate of the true burden in the United States.

Document Type:

Journal Article

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CDC Public Access

Funding:

CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States

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