TY - JOUR
T1 - Syfilis
AU - Salado-Rasmussen, Kirsten
AU - Katzenstein, Terese Lea
AU - Larsen, Helle Kielberg
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum. Syphilis re-emerged worldwide in the late 1990s, and hereafter increasing rates of syphilis were seen also in Denmark. Currently, around 700 cases are diagnosed yearly in Denmark, and syphilis is mainly encountered among men, who have sex with men. However, because of the risk of congenital infection screening of pregnant women has been introduced. Syphilis gives rise to highly variable symptoms such as chancre, skin rashes and fever or latent infection. The recommended treatment is intramuscular administration of penicillin.
AB - Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the spirochaete Treponema pallidum. Syphilis re-emerged worldwide in the late 1990s, and hereafter increasing rates of syphilis were seen also in Denmark. Currently, around 700 cases are diagnosed yearly in Denmark, and syphilis is mainly encountered among men, who have sex with men. However, because of the risk of congenital infection screening of pregnant women has been introduced. Syphilis gives rise to highly variable symptoms such as chancre, skin rashes and fever or latent infection. The recommended treatment is intramuscular administration of penicillin.
KW - Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage
KW - Coinfection/epidemiology
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Female
KW - HIV Infections/epidemiology
KW - Humans
KW - Injections, Intramuscular
KW - Male
KW - Penicillins/administration & dosage
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control
KW - Sexual and Gender Minorities
KW - Syphilis/diagnosis
KW - Syphilis, Congenital/prevention & control
KW - Treponema pallidum/isolation & purification
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
C2 - 29798749
SN - 0041-5782
VL - 180
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
IS - 20
M1 - V01180026
ER -