Bibliographic Info
Recommendation
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low
The WHO sexually transmitted infection guideline recommends screening all pregnant women for syphilis during the first antenatal care visit. This recommendation applies to all settings, including settings with high or low prevalence of syphilis.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections for sex workers in low- and middle-income countries : policy brief, December 2012
WHO guideline on syphilis screening and treatment for pregnant women
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach