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

VL - 180

JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger

JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger

SN - 0041-5782

IS - 20

M1 - V01180026

ER -