Table 1.

Criteria required for the diagnosis of early latent syphilis

Positive syphilis blood testing and lack of clinical symptoms and

within the last year

documented seroconversion (from negative serologic tests to positive serologic tests) or at least 4-fold increase in the non-treponemal test titer, when compared to previous results or based on the patient's medical history probably he could have clinical symptoms consistent with primary or secondary syphilis or patient's sexual partner was treated because of primary, secondary or early latent syphilis or based on patient's medical history, he had exposure (i.e. high risk sexual contacts)