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September 10, 2025PathogensOpen Access

Longitudinal Trend in Hospital-Wide Syphilis Testing and Clinical Characteristics of Syphilis Requiring Treatment

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YTYukiko Takemori-SakaiSKShiori KitayaSNShigeki Nakaguchi

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Overview

Retrospective analysis showed stable syphilis treatment numbers, highlighting the need for better diagnostic practices.

Key Points

  • Stable numbers of treated syphilis cases were observed, despite an increase in testing rates over the years.
  • In total, 9145 individuals were tested, with 23 diagnosed with syphilis, indicating challenges in timely identification.
  • Testing for treponemal and nontreponemal antibodies plays a critical role in accurate diagnosis among diverse clinical presentations.
  • Ocular syphilis and related conditions such as uveitis were common, suggesting the need for broader clinical awareness and follow-up.

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Takemori-Sakai et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23c66b210217d64788edehttps://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens14090892
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