Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

Michelle L Henninger; Sarah I Bean; Jennifer S Lin

doi:10.1001/jama.2022.8612

Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

JAMA. 2022 Sep 27;328(12):1250-1252. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.8612.

Authors

Michelle L Henninger¹, Sarah I Bean¹, Jennifer S Lin¹

Affiliation

¹ Kaiser Permanente Evidence-based Practice Center, Portland, Oregon.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This systematic review to support the 2022 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for syphilis infection summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and adolescents at increased risk for syphilis infection.

Publication types

Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Advisory Committees
Humans
Mass Screening* / adverse effects
Mass Screening* / methods
Preventive Health Services
Risk Assessment
Syphilis* / diagnosis
Syphilis* / drug therapy
United States