Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan; Department of Neonatology, Hyogo Prefectural Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
Department of Pediatrics, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
J Infect Chemother. 2021 Nov;27(11):1662-1664. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.06.022. Epub 2021 Jul 7.
The incidence of syphilis infection among pregnant women is persistently high in Japan and in several developed countries. Here, we report the utility of intravenous benzylpenicillin in 13 infants born to mothers with syphilis infection. Because the recommended treatment (intramuscular benzathine benzylpenicillin) is not available in Japan, we intravenously administered benzylpenicillin for 10 days, which is used for treatment in high-risk cases. The administration of benzylpenicillin in low-risk infants resulted in an extended duration of parent-to-infant separation and increased the infants' exposure to invasive procedures. Thus, establishing evidence of the adequacy of no-treatment follow-up in low-risk groups and introducing intramuscular injections of benzathine benzylpenicillin may improve the management of infants suspected with congenital syphilis in Japan.
在日本和一些发达国家,孕妇梅毒感染的发病率一直居高不下。在这里,我们报告了在 13 名患有梅毒感染的母亲所生的婴儿中使用静脉注射苄星青霉素的效果。由于在日本无法使用推荐的治疗方法(肌内注射苄星青霉素),我们对 10 天静脉注射苄星青霉素进行了治疗,这种方法用于高危病例。在低危婴儿中使用苄星青霉素会延长母婴分离时间,并增加婴儿接受有创操作的风险。因此,在低危人群中建立不治疗随访的充分性证据,并引入肌内注射苄星青霉素,可能会改善日本先天性梅毒患儿的管理。