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Table 1 Comparison of treatment choices of syphilis in non-pregnant and pregnant patients

From: Specialty management differences of syphilis and toxoplasmosis surrounding pregnancy: a prospective cross-sectional study

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Syphilis non-pregnant treatmenta

Syphilis pregnant treatmentb

Treatment type

Treatment type

IV penicillin

IM benzathine penicillin

IV penicillin

IM benzathine penicillin

Ophthalmologists

Nā€‰=ā€‰57

46 (80.7%)

11 (19.3%)

47 (82.5%)

10 (17.5%)

Obstetricians

Nā€‰=ā€‰40

6 (15.0%)

34 (85.0%)

9 (22.5%)

31 (77.5%)

  1. aChi-square: Ļ‡2ā€‰=ā€‰40.799 (Nā€‰=ā€‰97), pā€‰=ā€‰0.0001
  2. bChi-square:Ļ‡2ā€‰=ā€‰34.626 (Nā€‰=ā€‰97), pā€‰=ā€‰0.0001