USPSTF Renews Recommendation For Universal Syphilis Screening In Pregnancy

MedPage Today (5/13, Robertson) reports the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has “renewed its recommendation for early and universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy.” The recommendation, published in JAMA, is in line with its 2018 guidance and “endorsed early and universal screening for syphilis infection during pregnancy and screening at the first available opportunity if an individual is not screened in early pregnancy.” The task force wrote, “Using a reaffirmation process, the USPSTF concludes with high certainty that screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy has a substantial net benefit.”