Identifying Gaps in Prenatal Syphilis Screening and Treatment in Kern County, CA
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Congenital syphilis is preventable through timely prenatal screening, and adequate treatment of syphilis-infected pregnant women. In 2018, California had the second highest number of cases and the fifth highest rate in the United States. The objective of Eunhee’s study is to qualitatively identify gaps in preventing congenital syphilis by applying the congenital syphilis prevention cascade framework in the highest morbidity area in California.