Venereal disease research laboratory test-reactive syphilis cases from 2018 to 2022 in North India: Trends across pre-, during-, and post-COVID periods

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Retrospective analysis identifies low syphilis rates in patients, suggesting improved screening and diagnostics are crucial.

Overall syphilis reactivity was low at 0.78%, with significant rates in sexually transmitted infections attendees.
VDRL testing of 14,705 serum samples revealed male predominance in reactive cases at 59.48%.
Retrospective observational study conducted across a tertiary care center in North India from 2018 to 2022.
Findings highlight the need for enhanced screening, diagnostics, and meticulous record-keeping to prevent missed diagnoses.

Goyal et al. (2025) studied this question.

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