2549 KB13 KB199220252002Grimaldi, FrancescoKessler, LauraMangino, FrancescoMugittu, RaffaelaNigro, RafaeleSecondo, GuaschinoTamaro, GiorgioTinelli, AndreaWiesenfeld, Uriletnik:11številka:2str. 59-62ISSN:1318-4458COBISSID_HOST:15203801URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-VRN2CAYFenSlovene Welding SocietyActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et AdriaticaDiagnosisEpidemiologyFluorescenčni, treponemni protitelo-absorpcijski testFluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption testHospitalizacijaHospitalizationIncidencaIncidenceItalijaItalyObstetrics and gynecology department, hospitalPorodniški in ginekološki oddelek bolnišniceSifilisSyphilisTreponema immobilization testTreponema, imobilizacijski testEpidemiologic features of syphilis in an obstetric-gynecologic female population in Trieste, from 1994 to 1998|Introduction. Syphilis is a common sexually transmitted disease and is actually present all over the world. Some epidemiologic studies reported in the past an increase of syphilis incidence in females, especially in USA. In Italy after the period a decreasing (1945-1956) the actual trend is increasing. In the population of Trieste new cases started to appear after 1957. Authors performed a retrospective epidemiologic study concerning the incidence of recent syphilis in female population in Trieste. Materials and methods. We evaluated 17,944 women investigated in our Hospital from 1994 to 1998 by the specific treponemal tests, because latent syphilis is asymptomaticand is usually detectable only by a positive serologic test. Theseare TPHA (Treponema pallidum hemagglutionation assay) and the fluorescenttreponemal antibody absorption (FTA-ABS) test for confirmation of positivity. Both tests were performed in all women admitted to our Hospital either pregnant or with gynecologic problems (15,368), as well as in females as outpatients (2,306). Results. Total number of TPHA positive tests was 127:18 (10 hospitalized) in 1994; 21 (16 hospitalized) in 1995; 31 (20 hospitalized) in 1996; 18 (12 hospitalized) in 1997; 39 (27 hospitalized) in 1998. Patients with obstetric problems resulted positive in 2 cases in 1994, 3in 1995, 5 in 1996,1 in 1997, 7 in 1998. An infection was assessed in 15 newborns: only in one case cerebral problems were noted. These data, collectedin Trieste, during the 5-year period, revealed the incidence of Treponema pallidum infection of 5 cases/year per 1000 women. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)TEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov