%0 Journal Article
%T 2020 European guideline on the management of syphilis.
%A Janier M
%A Unemo M
%A Dupin N
%A Tiplica GS
%A Potočnik M
%A Patel R
%J J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol
%V 35
%N 3
%D Mar 2021
%M 33094521
%F 9.228
%R 10.1111/jdv.16946
%X The 2020 edition of the European guideline on the management of syphilis is an update of the 2014 edition. Main modifications and updates include: -The ongoing epidemics of early syphilis in Europe, particularly in men who have sex with men (MSM) -The development of dual treponemal and non-treponemal point-of-care (POC) tests -The progress in non-treponemal test (NTT) automatization -The regular episodic shortage of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in some European countries -The exclusion of azithromycin as an alternative treatment at any stage of syphilis -The pre-exposure or immediate post-exposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in populations at high risk of acquiring syphilis.