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1 Lisa Villarroel, MD MPH Medical Director, Division of Public Health Preparedness Arizona Department of Health Services Disclosures: None 1

2 PRIMARY Fitzgerald TJ, Cleveland P, Johnson RC et al: Scanning electron microscopy of Treponema pallidum (Nichols strain) attached to cultured mammalian cells. J Bacteriol 130:1333, PRIMARY CDC Library 2

3 PRIMARY CDC PHIL PRIMARY SECONDARY CDC PHIL

4 PRIMARY SECONDARY CDC Library PRIMARY SECONDARY CDC Picture Cards 4

5 PRIMARY SECONDARY CDC Library PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT 5

6 PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT 6

7 EARLY LATE CDC clinical slides 7

8 NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT EARLY LATE NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. 8

9 TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. CDC clinical slides TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. CDC PHIL

10 TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. EARLY LATE NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. 10

11 EARLY LATE 11

12 Credit: National Archives. EARLY LATE 12

13 EARLY LATE NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT TRANSMISSION TO THE FETUS CAN OCCUR AT. 13

14 RATE 14

15 PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS CASES MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS CASES MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN WOMEN 15

16 PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS RATE / 100,000 ARIZONA U.S PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS CASES IN ARIZONA

17 PRIMARY & SECONDARY SYPHILIS RATE / 100,000 BLACK (24) AMERICAN INDIAN HISPANIC WHITE ASIAN (4.5) CONGENITAL SYPHILIS CASES & RATES / 100,00 30 ARIZONA 20 CASE RATE U.S. CASE RATE

18 18

19 SYMPTOM RECOGNITION PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT SYMPTOM RECOGNITION 19

20 PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT SYMPTOM RECOGNITION CDC Syphilis Images PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT SYMPTOM RECOGNITION Joe Engelman, SF City Clinic 20

21 SYMPTOM RECOGNITION EARLY LATE SYMPTOM RECOGNITION CDC Syphilis Images 21

22 SYMPTOM RECOGNITION CDC Syphilis Images EARLY LATE NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT Review of Ophthal,,

23 NEUROSYPHILIS CAN OCCUR AT Review of Ophthal,, 2008 EARLY LATE SCREEN 23

24 EARLY LATE 24

25 EARLY LATE LABORATORY TESTING 25

26 NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS CIA, EIA (NEW) TIME OF INFECTION WEEKS TIME POST-INFECTION YEARS 26

27 TREPONEMAL TESTS (TPPA, FTA-ABS) TIME OF INFECTION WEEKS TIME POST-INFECTION YEARS TREPONEMAL TESTS (TPPA, FTA-ABS) UNTREATED NONTREPONEMAL TESTS (RPR, VDRL) TREATED TIME OF INFECTION WEEKS TIME POST-INFECTION YEARS 27

28 NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL FOLLOWS RESPONSE TO TREATMENT 1:1 1:2 1:4 1:8 1:16 1:32 1:64 1:128 1:256 1:512 1:

29 2-FOLD CHANGE 1:1 1:2 1:4 1:8 1:16 1:32 1:64 1:128 1:256 1:512 1: FOLD CHANGE 1:1 1:2 1:4 1:8 1:16 1:32 1:64 1:128 1:256 1:512 1: FOLD CHANGE [SIGNIFICANT] 29

30 NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL FOLLOWS RESPONSE TO TREATMENT CAN VARY DAILY EARLY LATE NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL FOLLOWS RESPONSE TO TREATMENT CAN VARY DAILY ARE FALSE POSITIVES 30

31 NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL FOLLOWS RESPONSE TO TREATMENT CAN VARY DAILY ARE FALSE POSITIVES ARE RARE FALSE NEGATIVES EARLY LATE TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS, CIA/EIA. 31

32 TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS, CIA/EIA GOOD, EARLY PERFORMANCE. REACTIVITY PERSISTS OVER TIME EARLY LATE TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS, CIA/EIA GOOD, EARLY PERFORMANCE. REACTIVITY PERSISTS OVER TIME LESS FALSE POSITIVES (FTA, EIA MAIN PROBLEM) 32

33 NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS, CIA/EIA. EARLY LATE NONTREPONEMAL TESTS RPR, VDRL TREPONEMAL TESTS TPPA, FTA-ABS, CIA/EIA. 33

34 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) Am J OB and GYN, April

35 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL Am J OB and GYN, April

36 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL Am J OB and GYN, April

37 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL (TPPA) Am J OB and GYN, April

38 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL (TPPA) Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL (TPPA) Am J OB and GYN, April

39 TRADITIONAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) REVERSE TREPONEMAL (EIA/CIA) TREPONEMAL NONTREPONEMAL (RPR) TREPONEMAL (TPPA) Am J OB and GYN, April 2017 EARLY LATE STAGING 39

40 SYMPTOMS = PRIMARY / SECONDARY STAGES EARLY LATE NO SYMPTOMS = LATENT STAGES 40

41 NO SYMPTOMS = LATENT STAGES EARLY IF IN PAST YEAR NEG SYPHILIS SEROLOGY LATE IF IN PAST YEAR (NONE OF THOSE) KNOWN CONTACT TO EARLY CASE OF SYPHILIS HISTORY OF SYMPTOMS SUSTAINED 4x INCREASE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPOSURE EARLY LATE 41

42 SYMPTOM RECOGNITION 42

43 SYMPTOM RECOGNITION EMPIRICALLY TREAT EARLY LATE SYMPTOM RECOGNITION EMPIRICALLY TREAT PARTNERS WITHIN 90 DAYS EMPIRICALLY TREAT 43

44 EARLY LATE TREATMENT NEEDED? GET HISTORY 44

45 PRIMARY SECONDARY EARLY LATENT LATE LATENT SYMPTOM RECOGNITION EMPIRICALLY TREAT TREATMENT NEEDED? GET HISTORY PARTNERS WITHIN 90 DAYS EMPIRICALLY TREAT EARLY LATE BENZATHINE PENICILLIN G 2.4 MILLION UNITS IM x 1, ONCE 45

46 BENZATHINE PENICILLIN G 2.4 MILLION UNITS IM x 1, ONCE BENZATHINE PENICILLIN G 2.4 MILLION UNITS IM x 3, Q WEEK EARLY LATE DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST 46

47 DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). EARLY LATE DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). RPR 1:1024 RPR 1:256 [NOT CHECKED] RPR 1:256 DAY OF INITIAL LAB TEST DAY OF TREATMENT DAY OF FOLLOW UP 47

48 DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). WARN ABOUT JARISCH-HERXHEIMER. EARLY LATE DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). WARN ABOUT JARISCH-HERXHEIMER. COUNSEL NO SEX x 1 WEEK. 48

49 DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). WARN ABOUT JARISCH-HERXHEIMER. COUNSEL NO SEX x 1 WEEK. ADVISE THAT ALL PARTNERS BE EVALUATED. EARLY LATE DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). WARN ABOUT JARISCH-HERXHEIMER. COUNSEL NO SEX x 1 WEEK. ADVISE THAT ALL PARTNERS BE EVALUATED. CONFIRM HAS BEEN TESTED FOR HIV. 49

50 DAY OF TREATMENT CHECKLIST GET A TITER (REALLY). WARN ABOUT JARISCH-HERXHEIMER. COUNSEL NO SEX x 1 WEEK. ADVISE THAT ALL PARTNERS BE EVALUATED. CONFIRM HAS BEEN TESTED FOR HIV. ESTABLISH FOLLOW-UP EXPECTATIONS. EARLY LATE FOLLOW UP 50

51 FOLLOW UP SEROLOGIC TESTS ~Q6 MONTHS. HIV (-) HIV (+) PRIMARY / SECONDARY SYPHILIS 6, 12 MONTHS 3, 6, 9, 12, 24 MONTHS EARLY LATENT / LATE LATENT SYPHILIS 6, 12, 24 MONTHS 6, 12, 18, 24 MONTHS EARLY LATE FOLLOW UP SEROLOGIC TESTS ~Q6 MONTHS. TREATMENT RESPONSE: 4X TITER DECLINE BY 12 (P/S) OR 24 MO. 51

52 FOLLOW UP SEROLOGIC TESTS ~Q6 MONTHS. TREATMENT RESPONSE: 4X TITER DECLINE BY 12 (P/S) OR 24 MO. SUSPECTED TREATMENT FAILURE OR REINFECTION IF: 4-FOLD INCREASE IN TITERS OR NEWLY SYMPTOMATIC OR TITERS DON T DECLINE EARLY LATE FOLLOW UP SEROLOGIC TESTS ~Q6 MONTHS. TREATMENT RESPONSE: 4X TITER DECLINE BY 12 (P/S) OR 24 MO. SUSPECTED TREATMENT FAILURE OR REINFECTION IF: 4-FOLD INCREASE IN TITERS OR NEWLY SYMPTOMATIC OR TITERS DON T DECLINE NEW HIV TEST? LP for CSF VDRL? RETREAT (BICILLIN x3) 52

53 53

54 DATA DATA PARTNERS 54

55 DATA PARTNERS POLICY DATA PARTNERS POLICY ANSWERS 55

56 DATA PARTNERS POLICY ANSWERS DATA PARTNERS POLICY ANSWERS CALL PUBLIC HEALTH 56

57 . EARLY LATE. 57

58 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Joseph Engelman Kristen Herrick Susan Robinson Stephanie Cohen Laura Dalton Paul Bloomquist CAPTC Roxanne Ereth Rebecca Scranton Tymeckia Kendall Don Herrington 58

59 EXTRA SLIDES 59

60 Rac Syphilis in Pregnancy OB GYN 60

61 61

62 STAGE STARTS LASTS (untreated) Other sxs Infectivity Primary 10d 12 weeks after inoculation (median time 21 d) Secondary 2 8 weeks after chancre heals or 4 8 weeks after onset of chancre can overlap with 1ary Early Latent After resolution of 2ary symptoms 1 6 weeks Papule >Chancre Nontender regional adenopathy Several weeks symmetric, bilateral rash mucous patches/condyloma lata fever, headache, pharyngitis hepatitis, osteitis, glomerulonephritis meningitis/ocular/oto Until 1 year after inoculation can alternate with 2ary Late Latent 1 year after inoculation Until treatment or development of late symptomatic disease Late Symptomatic years after inoculation Neurologic: meningitis, ocular, oto, meningovascular (strokes) Until treatment General paresis (CNS parenchyma) Tabes dorsalis (posterior columns: sensory/proprio) Cardiac (aortitis, infarction) Late benign (gummatous) Infectious by direct contact or blood Infectious by direct contact (when mucosal lesions present) or blood Infectious by direct contact (when mucosal lesions present) or blood Infectious by blood Ghanem. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics 2010;6(5): e

63 Know syphilis in all its manifestations and relations, and all other things clinical will be added unto you. William Osler, 1909 Syphilis remains the despair of the statistician. -- William Osler, 1917 When it comes to syphilis, suspect your grandmother William Osler The souls of infants born only to die or suffer, cry out against the infamy of uncured syphilis. (well known venereal syphilologist) With our present appropriations, Federal and State and private, we might just as well try to empty the Pacific Ocean with a teaspoon. Dr. OC Wenger,

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