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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There is no vaccine available for prevention of syphilis.<ref name="pmid19805553">{{cite journal |author=Stamm LV |title=Global challenge of atibiotic-resistant Treponema pallidum |journal=[[Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy]] |volume=54 |issue=2 |pages=583–9 |year=2010 |month=February |pmid=19805553 |pmc=2812177 |doi=10.1128/AAC.01095-09 |url=http://aac.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19805553 |accessdate=2012-02-21}}</ref><ref name="pmid24135571">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cameron CE, Lukehart SA |title=Current status of syphilis vaccine development: need, challenges, prospects |journal=Vaccine |volume=32 |issue=14 |pages=1602–9 |year=2014 |pmid=24135571 |pmc=3951677 |doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.053 |url=}}</ref> | There is no vaccine available for prevention of syphilis.<ref name="pmid19805553">{{cite journal |author=Stamm LV |title=Global challenge of atibiotic-resistant Treponema pallidum |journal=[[Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy]] |volume=54 |issue=2 |pages=583–9 |year=2010 |month=February |pmid=19805553 |pmc=2812177 |doi=10.1128/AAC.01095-09 |url=http://aac.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19805553 |accessdate=2012-02-21}}</ref><ref name="pmid24135571">{{cite journal |vauthors=Cameron CE, Lukehart SA |title=Current status of syphilis vaccine development: need, challenges, prospects |journal=Vaccine |volume=32 |issue=14 |pages=1602–9 |year=2014 |pmid=24135571 |pmc=3951677 |doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.053 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Primary prevention== | |||
Effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include: | |||
*Abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person | |||
*Consistent use of latex condoms | |||
*Limiting no of sexual partners | |||
*Avoid sharing sex toys | |||
*Practising safe sex | |||
*Routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviours, and those residing in highly prevalent areas. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
There is no vaccine available for prevention of syphilis.[1][2]
Primary prevention
Effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include:
- Abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person
- Consistent use of latex condoms
- Limiting no of sexual partners
- Avoid sharing sex toys
- Practising safe sex
- Routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviours, and those residing in highly prevalent areas.
References
- ↑ Stamm LV (2010). "Global challenge of atibiotic-resistant Treponema pallidum". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54 (2): 583–9. doi:10.1128/AAC.01095-09. PMC 2812177. PMID 19805553. Retrieved 2012-02-21. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Cameron CE, Lukehart SA (2014). "Current status of syphilis vaccine development: need, challenges, prospects". Vaccine. 32 (14): 1602–9. doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.09.053. PMC 3951677. PMID 24135571.