title: The United States syphilis epidemic: reason for optimism (at least for the moment).
authors.affiliation: Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Rolfs
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology