Diagnosis

Question 1

syphilis/ infants of women who meet the ff criteria should be evaluated ror congenital syphilis.

Answer 1

1. maternal untreated sy, inadequate tx or no documentation of adequate tx.
2. tx of maternal sy w non penicillin
3. tx less than 1 month before delivery
4. inadequate maternal response to tx
5. approp tx before preganncy but insufficient serologic ff up to document adequacy of tx. thank

Question 2

eval of children before discharge

Answer 2

1. complete PE
2. Non streptomonal serology of the infants sserum(not cord blood)
3. CNS evaluation
4. Pathologic evaluation of the placenta using specific antitreponemal antibody staining.