HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Greenberg, M S Articles by Schultz, S Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Greenberg, M S Articles by Schultz, S

The association between congenital syphilis and cocaine/crack use in New York City: a case-control study.

M S Greenberg, T Singh, M Htoo and S Schultz

Epidemiology Service, New York City Department of Health, NY 10013.

From 1987 to 1989, an epidemic of congenital syphilis was observed in New York City. A case-control study was done to assess the association between various maternal risk factors and congenital syphilis. Independent of the effect of other factors, the odds of being exposed to cocaine were 3.9 times greater among cases than controls (95% confidence interval, 2.8-5.3). This study suggests that the epidemic of congenital syphilis may be related to the increase in cocaine/crack use among delivering mothers.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				A. E. Singh and B. Romanowski Syphilis: Review with Emphasis on Clinical, Epidemiologic, and Some Biologic Features Clin. Microbiol. Rev., April 1, 1999; 12(2): 187 - 209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. A. CHIRIBOGA Neurological Correlates of Fetal Cocaine Exposure Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., June 21, 1998; 846(1): 109 - 125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. A. McCORKEL, C. A. BUTZIN, S. S. MARTIN, and J. A. INCIARDI Use of Health Care Services in a Sample of Drug-Involved Offenders: A Comparison With National Norms American Behavioral Scientist, May 1, 1998; 41(8): 1079 - 1089. [Abstract]