Prenatal characteristics and factors contributing to congenital syphilis

A descriptive analysis of cases reported to the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program June 2021 through May 2023

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ID8898599
AuthorsGeneviève Gravel (0009-0009-6755-5354, Public Health Agency of Canada, corresponding author), Joanna Merckx (0000-0001-9426-8259, Public Health Agency of Canada), Amandine Bemmo (0009-0008-0095-2243, Public Health Agency of Canada), Kelly Baekyung Choi (0000-0002-0204-1602, Public Health Agency of Canada), Jaskiran Sandhu (0009-0009-4065-7043), Joan Robinson (0000-0001-9831-5681), J Ben Robinson (University of Alberta), Ari Bitnun (0000-0001-5289-5430, University of Toronto), Jason Brophy (0000-0001-9154-8060, University of Ottawa), Karen Leis (0009-0005-0768-4948, University of Saskatchewan), Laura Sauvé (0000-0003-2341-9018, University of British Columbia), Sam Wong (0000-0002-5001-0288, Canadian Cardiovascular Society), Melanie King (0000-0001-8889-9935, Canadian Paediatric Society), Jared Bullard (0000-0002-9005-1965, University of Manitoba), Carsten Krueger (0000-0002-4499-2983, Alberta Children's Hospital)
Year2026
Publication date2026-03-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4263 • E-ISSN: 1920-7476
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.17269/s41997-026-01152-7
PMID41857456
OpenAlexW7138942388
LanguageEN
References cited20

In this country-wide assessment, we identified substantial failures in the delivery of adequate prenatal care to M/BP of live-born infants diagnosed with CS. Public health action, such as community outreach to ensure prenatal care for all pregnant people, with specific attention to the prenatal healthcare needs and engagement in the care of those who use substances, is pressing

Congenital syphilis · Descriptive statistics · Incidence (geometry · Pregnancy · Prenatal care · Quarter (Canadian coin · Syphilis · Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders · Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment · Virology and Viral Diseases

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