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J M Schulte1, S Burkham, D Hamaker
1Texas Department of Health, Austin, USA. jzs1@cdc.gov
Background:
Syphilis was investigated in a group of HIV-infected women and their infants.
Goal:
To assess syphilis morbidity among HIV-infected women and their infants. Among women with syphilis during pregnancy, the risks for delivering an infant with congenital syphilis were assessed.
Study Design:
Through the Pediatric Spectrum of HIV Disease project, Texas infants born to HIV-infected women were identified. After the infants were matched with their mothers, it was determined which had been reported as syphilis cases.
Results:
In this study 18% of the HIV-infected mothers were reported as syphilis cases, most during pregnancy. Half of these mothers delivered infants (n = 49) with congenital syphilis. Inadequate prenatal care was the only significant risk for delivering an infant with congenital syphilis. The congenital syphilis rate among Texas infants of HIV-infected mothers was 48.8 per 1,000 live births.
Conclusion:
The congenital syphilis rate among Texas infants born to HIV-infected mothers was almost 50 times that of the general population.
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