Edwards Rodney K, Bennett Margaret, Langstraat Carrie, Greene Daina
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0294, USA.
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2006;2006:56504. doi: 10.1155/IDOG/2006/56504.
Our aim is evaluating the need for repeating tests for syphilis on pregnant women in the third trimester.
A single-center retrospective cohort study was performed on all women delivering 7/03-6/04.
During the study interval, 2244 women delivered at our hospital. Of those women having available records and attending at least one prenatal visit, 1940 (98.9%) were screened for syphilis at the first prenatal visit. Of the 1627 women beginning prenatal care prior to 27 weeks and delivering after 32 weeks, 1377 (84.6%) were rescreened in the third trimester. No cases of syphilis were identified with either the initial (upper limit of 95% CI 0.24%) or repeat (upper limit of 95% CI 0.34%) screening.
In our obstetric population, syphilis is so uncommon that mandated prenatal screening on more than one occasion seems unjustified and laws requiring repeated screening should be reevaluated.
我们的目的是评估妊娠晚期孕妇重复进行梅毒检测的必要性。
对2003年7月至2004年6月期间所有分娩的妇女进行了一项单中心回顾性队列研究。
在研究期间,2244名妇女在我院分娩。在有可用记录且至少参加过一次产前检查的妇女中,1940名(98.9%)在首次产前检查时接受了梅毒筛查。在27周前开始产前护理并在32周后分娩的1627名妇女中,1377名(84.6%)在妊娠晚期再次接受了筛查。初次筛查(95%可信区间上限为0.24%)和重复筛查(95%可信区间上限为0.34%)均未发现梅毒病例。
在我们的产科人群中,梅毒非常罕见,因此多次进行强制性产前筛查似乎没有道理,应重新评估要求重复筛查的法律。