Infectious Disease Consult

Infectious disease pop quiz: Clinical challenge #22 for the ObGyn

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Concise Q&As to hone your skills in infectious disease symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment in pregnant and nonpregnant women

In this question-and-answer series, our objective is to reinforce for the clinician several practical points of management for common infectious diseases. The principal references for the answers to the questions are 2 textbook chapters written by Dr. Duff.1,2 Other pertinent references are included in the text.


 

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In a pregnant woman who has a life-threatening allergy to penicillin, what is the most appropriate treatment for syphilis?

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