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    Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 19;150(10):705-9.

    Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement.

    U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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    Calonge N, Petitti DB, DeWitt TG, Dietrich A, Gregory KD, Grossman D, Isham G, Leipzig R, Marion LN, Melnyk B, Moyer VA, Ockene JK, Sawaya GF, Schwartz JS, Wilt T.

    U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA.

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    DESCRIPTION: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for syphilis in pregnancy. METHODS: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits of screening, the harms of screening, and the harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy. RECOMMENDATION: Screen all pregnant women for syphilis infection. (Grade A recommendation.).

    PMID: 19451577 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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