ArticleSexual health2015
Public health interventions to control syphilis.
Article in Sexual health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Expanding syphilis test uptake using rapid dual self-testing for syphilis and HIV among men who have sex with men in China: A multiarm randomized controlled trial.PLoS medicine · 2022Trial
- Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives on the Direct Referral Pathway for Syphilis Management in Western Sydney.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network National Syphilis In-Laboratory Serological Testing Recommendations.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2025Review
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- Google Trends and Syphilis.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2024Article
- Congenital syphilis, syphilis in pregnancy and prenatal care in Brazil: An ecological study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Field Services-Facilitated Treatment and Prevention: Challenges and Opportunities.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2023Article
- Strategies for successful designing of immunocontraceptive vaccines and recent updates in vaccine development against sexually transmitted infections - A review.Saudi journal of biological sciences · 2022Review
- Preferences of men who have sex with men for performing anal self-examination for the detection of anal syphilis in Australia: A discrete choice experiment.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Direct fluorescence antibody testing augments syphilis diagnosis, compared to serology alone.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2022Article
- Weaknesses in primary health care favor the growth of acquired syphilis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- The Number of Interviews Needed to Yield New Syphilis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cases Among Partners of People Diagnosed With Syphilis, North Carolina, 2015.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2017Article
- Emerging trends and persistent challenges in the management of adult syphilis.BMC infectious diseases · 2015Review
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Abstract
Syphilis control strategies are old, but interventions have changed and there is now a more scientific approach to evidence of effectiveness. We searched PubMed using 'syphilis control' to identify papers that measured the effectiveness of interventions. We also included novel approaches and comprehensive responses to outbreaks. Few papers used high-quality research methodology and fewer evaluated impact on prevalence or incidence; most assessed intermediate outcomes. Syphilis can often be controlled by a combination of case finding, treatment and education. However, outbreaks are unique and ongoing evaluation is needed to see if interventions are producing intended intermediate outcomes at reasonable costs.
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