title: Current status of syphilis in pregnant women in Japan.
abstract: We examined the current status of syphilis-infected pregnant Japanese women, according to the results of syphilis screening and confirmation tests of women who gave birth in Japan between October, 2015 and March, 2016. We requested 2458 obstetrical facilities to provide information of syphilis screening tests and 78.1% of them responded. Considering the response rate and the rate of implementation of confirmation tests, the number of syphilis-infected pregnant Japanese women was estimated to be 250 (1/4022) per year.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okai
authors.affiliation: a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.affiliation: b Japanese Foundation for Sexual Health Medicine , Tokyo , Japan.
authors.forename: Tadaichi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D013590:Syphilis, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Japan; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; mother-to-child transmission; pregnant women