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While global guidelines indicate that no further treatment is necessary, Chinese guidelines advocate for an additional treatment course.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A prospective nested case-control study was conducted to analyze serological responses and pregnancy outcomes in women with serofast syphilis, focusing on the effects of retreatment.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 584 women with serofast syphilis, 537 (92.0%) experienced normal pregnancy outcomes, comparable to the 93.6% in women without syphilis. However, 47 (8.0%) faced adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), which included 8 (1.4%) spontaneous abortions, 2 (0.3%) intrauterine fetal deaths, and 37 (6.3%) instances of preterm birth or low birth weight. The rate of APOs showed no significant difference between those treated with benzathine penicillin G and those who were not (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.59 [95% confidence interval {CI}, .31\u20131.14]; P = .118). Among 462 newborns with follow-up, no congenital syphilis cases were identified. Serological responses were evaluated in 568 women, revealing that 74 (13.0%) experienced seroreversion of nontreponemal antibodies, 52 (9.2%) had a \u22654-fold decrease in titers, 6 (1.0%) had a \u22654-fold increase in titers, and 436 (74.7%) maintained stable titers. No significant difference in seroreversion rate was found between the retreated and non-retreated groups (aOR, 1.43 [95% CI, .76\u20132.71]; P = .271).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>With adequate prenatal care and continuous monitoring of serological and symptomatic changes, it is unnecessary to retreat serofast women exhibiting stable nontreponemal antibody titers during pregnancy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/infdis\/jiaf193","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,15]],"date-time":"2025-04-15T14:03:59Z","timestamp":1744725839000},"page":"560-566","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Serological Responses and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Serofast Syphilis: Efficacy of Retreatment in a Prospective Nested Case-Control 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