What is the true incidence of congenital syphilis in Australia?

The accurate diagnosis of syphilis depends on the microbiological demonstration of Treponema pallidum . Serological tests provide indirect evidence of infection, and, without clinical assessment, are crude indicators of whether infection is likely to be recent or long-standing. Nevertheless, in many jurisdictions in Australia case reporting of syphilis is dependent on laboratory notification of positive syphilis serology.

Thus, notification of syphilis is based on an arbitrary decision as to whether an infection is likely to be recent, as determined by the rapid plasma reagin (RPR) or Venereal Disease Research Laboratories (VDRL) titre. For example, in Queensland the case definition for notification is based on an RPR/VDRL titre of 1 : 8 or more, in association with positive specific treponemal serology. 12 Cases so notified are likely to be in individuals who have a recently acquired infection, and non-notification of lower titres may mean that there is a degree of under-reporting, ... more.

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