Review of Current Evidence and Comparison of Guidelines for ...

CONTENTS
Page
Foreword .......................................................................................................i
Introduction..................................................................................................1
Background...................................................................................................1
Early Syphilis.................................................................................................3
Uncomplicated Late Latent/Cardiovascular/Gummatous Syphilis ........................6
Neurosyphilis ................................................................................................7
HIV Infection ................................................................................................8
Syphilis in Pregnancy .....................................................................................9
Congenital Syphilis ...................................................................................... 10
Epidemiological Treatment of Contacts.......................................................... 11
Conclusions................................................................................................. 11
Acknowledgements...................................................................................... 12
References.................................................................................................. 12
Tables ........................................................................................................ 19
Table 1...................................................................................................................... 19
Table 2a.................................................................................................................... 20
Table 2b.................................................................................................................... 21
Table 3...................................................................................................................... 22
Table 4...................................................................................................................... 23
Table 5...................................................................................................................... 24
Table 6...................................................................................................................... 25
Table 7...................................................................................................................... 26
Annex 1. Goh BT, van Voorst Vader PC: European Guidelines for the
Management of Syphilis ............................................................................... 28