%0 Journal Article %T Assessment of the Value of Rescreening for Syphilis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy %A Rodney K. Edwards %A Margaret Bennett %A Carrie Langstraat %A Daina Greene %J Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology %D 2006 %I Hindawi Publishing Corporation %R 10.1155/idog/2006/56504 %X Objectives. Our aim is evaluating the need for repeating tests for syphilis on pregnant women in the third trimester. Study design. A single-center retrospective cohort study was performed on all women delivering 7/03–6/04. Results. During the study interval, 2244 women delivered at our hospital. Of those women having available records and attending at least one prenatal visit, 1940 (98.9%) were screened for syphilis at the first prenatal visit. Of the 1627 women beginning prenatal care prior to 27 weeks and delivering after 32 weeks, 1377 (84.6%) were rescreened in the third trimester. No cases of syphilis were identified with either the initial (upper limit of 95% CI 0.24%) or repeat (upper limit of 95% CI 0.34%) screening. Conclusions. In our obstetric population, syphilis is so uncommon that mandated prenatal screening on more than one occasion seems unjustified and laws requiring repeated screening should be reevaluated. %U http://www.hindawi.com/journals/idog/2006/056504/abs/