See also Sexually Transmitted Infections and Syphilis Basics

General Information

• Syphilis (Poz)
• Syphilis (AIDSmap)
• Syphilis (American Sexual Health Association)
• Syphilis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC) and Spanish version
• Syphilis and MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) (CDC) and Spanish version
• Incidence, Prevalence, and Costs of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the U.S. (CDC)

Guidelines and Surveillance Information (for U.S., Massachusetts, and Boston)

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2015 (June 2015, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
• Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. (CDC, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America) – the guidelines for syphilis appear in Section K
• 2014 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Protection [CDC] Division of STD Prevention) This report includes detailed data on chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and other sexually transmitted infections, with breakdowns for race/ethnicity, gender, age, and risk group
• Massachusetts STD, HIV/AIDS, and Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report, 2014 (Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Infectious Disease)  This 30-page report includes state surveillance data on syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, as well as breakdowns for different racial/ethnic groups, adolescents and young adults, women, and men who have sex with men.
• STIs in Boston: Syphilis Brief.  Three-page fact sheet from the Boston Public Health Commission with information on syphilis incidence and breakdowns by risk groups and age.

Selected Recent Articles About Syphilis and HIV

• Gay and Bi Men Diagnosed with Syphilis May Be Good PrEP Candidates.  (December 2016, Poz)
• Ocular Syphilis May Coincide With New HIV Infections.  (September 2016, Poz); related coverage from MedPage Today
• Syphilis rates rising among gay men in US, CDC data show.  (September 2016, AIDSmap)
• Presentation highlights ‘current epidemic’ of syphilis among patients with HIV, importance of screening for STIs.  (June 2016, Healio)
• Rectal Gonorrhea, Syphilis Emerge as Top STI Preludes to HIV in Gay Men.  (June 2016, TheBodyPro)
• High sexually transmitted infection rates among men on PrEP supports more frequent monitoring.  (March 2016, AIDSmap)
• Neurosyphilis present in 90% of HIV-positive patients with early syphilis in Warsaw.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• Disease Experts See Syphilis Diagnosis as Time to Re-Engage in HIV Care.  (December 2015, Beta Blog)
• One in 20 New York City Gay Men Acquire HIV Within a Year of Syphilis Diagnosis.  (August 2015, TheBodyPro)
• 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines From the CDC.  (June 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Hook-up Apps Partly Blamed for Rhode Island’s Uptick in STIs.  (June 2015, Poz)
• Men with syphilis at high risk for HIV.  (April 2015, Healio)
• Daily Antibiotic Protects Against Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis.  (April 2015, Beta Blog)
• Ocular Syphilis Outbreak Spreads Down West Coast, Blinding Two.  (March 2015, Poz)
• Daily Antibiotic May Work as PrEP Against STIs Other Than HIV.  (February 2015, Poz)
• Pilot study suggests that PrEP for other STIs might work.  (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• HIV and Syphilis Smartphone Assay Would Aid Testing in Remote Areas.  (February 2015, Poz)
• 2 Washington State Men Blind From Rare Ocular Syphilis.  (February 2015, TheBody)
• Gay and Bi Men Drive 10 Percent Rise in U.S. Syphilis Rate.  (December 2014, Poz)
• HIV-Positive Men Taking Erectile Dysfunction Drugs More Likely to Take Sexual Risks and Have Syphilis.  (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Asking About Sexual History More Likely to Get HIV-Positive Patients Tested for Syphilis.  (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Syphilis Is on the Rise Among Gay and Bi Men in Vancouver, BC.  (September 2014, Poz)
• Syphilis Rises Among Gay Men, Possibly Fueling HIV Spread.  (June 2014, Poz)
• Gay men who don’t have anal sex still at high risk of bacterial STIs.  (November 2013, AIDSmap)
• HIV infection doesn’t generally affect the response to syphilis treatment. (September 2012, AIDSmap)