Background. Algorithms for the diagnosis of syphilis continue to be a source of great controversy, and numerous test interpretations have perplexed many clinicians. Methods. We conducted a ...

Background: More laboratories are screening for syphilis with automated treponemal immunoassays. We compared direct costs and downstream consequences when a local public health laboratory switches ...

Last year, more than 2,000 babies were born with a preventable infection that—when left untreated—can cause skeletal abnormalities, liver problems, prematurity, deafness, blindness, and stillbirth.