6,8 A considerable proportion of lymphogranulomatous and chancroidal infections have been shown to give false positive reactions for syphilis. Such reactions, which are usually of low titer ...

A recommendation of lumbar puncture for all coinfected patients with high RPR titers or low CD4-cell counts at the time of syphilis diagnosis would result in some unnecessary procedures ...

Guest columnist Frank Catrone, a disease intervention specialist supervisor with Canton City Public Health, urges people to ...

Lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday designed to expand syphilis blood testing for expectant mothers to stem a rising tide of ...

For measles, Schaffner says some people may find that they have low titers of antibodies after testing and, "in conjunction with their physicians, decide to get another dose of the vaccine booster.

In a concerning development that has caught the attention of public health officials nationwide, syphilis – a sexually transmitted infection once considered to be in decline – has made an ...

But pay increases really spiked for low-wage employees − such as those in restaurants, hotels and barber shops – allowing that group to modestly narrow a massive pay gap with higher-income ...