ArticleTherapeutic advances in infectious disease
Risk factors for treatment non-completion among patients with syphilis.
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- Factors influencing adult and adolescent completion of treatment for late syphilis: a mixed methods systematic review.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Pooled it
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- Utilization and Performance of a Rapid Treponemal Antibody Test for Diagnosis of Syphilis in a High-Risk Population at an Urban County Hospital.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2026Article
- Conditional cash transfer interventions to support syphilis treatment in vulnerable populations: a quasi-experimental study among displaced and host communities in a border city of Colombia.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Expanding Horizons in Syphilis Treatment: Challenges, Advances, and Opportunities for Alternative Antibiotics.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background: With recent increases in syphilis, there is growing interest in expanding screening; however, treatment rates have historically been low. Objectives: This study examines demographic and clinical factors that may contribute to non-completion of syphilis treatment. Design: This is a retrospective comparative cohort study of all patients with syphilis from January through November 2018 at an urban, tertiary care hospital. Methods: Demographics and clinical information were extracted from the electronic medical record. Descriptive statistics and odds ratios (ORs) were calculated. Results: Of 171 patients with syphilis, 89 (52.0%) completed treatment. Patients ages 40-49 were least likely to complete treatment (OR 0.14; 95% CI 0.03-0.72, Conclusion: A major gap in syphilis treatment still exists, which must be addressed to achieve optimal impact from syphilis screening programs.
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