MED TALKS: New CDC Recommendations for Syphilis Testing in the US

In this MED Talk at the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) 2024 Clinical Lab Expo in Chicago, you’ll listen in to a lively discussion between David Daghfal, Abbott's Associate Director of Infectious Disease, and Sarah Wheeler, PhD, Associate Professor, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, and Medical Director Automated Testing Lab, Mercy Hospital. They will discuss the new CDC recommendations for syphilis testing in the U.S. and what they mean for the dramatic 80% spike in cases of syphilis since 2018 and 183% increase in cases of syphilis among newborns since 2018. 00:00 - Disclaimer 00:20 - Introduction of Sarah Wheeler, PhD 02:05 - State of syphilis 04:00 - Symptoms and screening of syphilis 10:29 - Syphilis testing algorithms 12:25 - New CDC recommendations 16:14 - Considerations for syphilis screening 20:15 - Laboratory impact on syphilis screening 22:06 - Q&A Subscribe to the Abbott channel and receive automatic updates:    / @abbottdiagnosticscorelab_us   Connect with us on LinkedIn:   / abbott-diagnostics-business   This video content on the Abbott | Diagnostics – Core Lab US YouTube channel is intended for US audiences and is not intended for reposting or redistributing on non-Abbott websites or other external channels without express, written consent. Product availability varies by country and not all products or product features described on this site may be available in your country. If a product is not available in your country, then related content on this site is not intended for viewing in your country. For product availability in your country, please contact your local representative from Abbott. All content is intended for healthcare professionals only.