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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> However, effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person, consistent use of latex condoms, limiting number of sexual partners, avoidance of sharing sex toys, practising safe sex, routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviours, and those residing in highly prevalent areas. | 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> However, effective measures for the primary prevention of [[syphilis]] include abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person, consistent use of [[Latex condom|latex condoms]], limiting number of sexual partners, avoidance of sharing sex toys, practising safe sex, routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviours, and those residing in highly prevalent areas. | ||
==Primary prevention== | ==Primary prevention== | ||
Effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include:<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><ref name=CDCsyphilis>http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/syphilis.htm Accessed on September 27, 2016</ref> | There is no [[vaccine]] available for prevention of [[syphilis]].<ref name="pmid19805553" /><ref name="pmid24135571" /> | ||
Effective measures for the primary prevention of [[syphilis]] include:<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><ref name="CDCsyphilis">http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/syphilis.htm Accessed on September 27, 2016</ref> | |||
*Abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person | *Abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person | ||
*Consistent use of latex condoms | *Consistent use of [[Latex condom|latex condoms]] | ||
*Limiting number of sexual partners | *Limiting number of sexual partners | ||
*Avoid sharing sex toys | *Avoid sharing sex toys | ||
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Overview
There is no vaccine available for prevention of syphilis.[1][2] However, effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person, consistent use of latex condoms, limiting number of sexual partners, avoidance of sharing sex toys, practising safe sex, routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviours, and those residing in highly prevalent areas.
Primary prevention
There is no vaccine available for prevention of syphilis.[1][2]
Effective measures for the primary prevention of syphilis include:[1][2][3]
- Abstinence from intimate physical contact with an infected person
- Consistent use of latex condoms
- Limiting number of sexual partners
- Avoid sharing sex toys
- Practicing safe sex
- Routine screening in pregnant females, individuals with high risk behaviors, and those residing in highly prevalent areas
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
- ↑ http://www.cdc.gov/std/tg2015/syphilis.htm Accessed on September 27, 2016