A patient is diagnosed with primary syphilis during her eighth week of pregnancy. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about the

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A single injection of penicillin is recommended to treat primary syphilis. This will treat the mother and prevent transmission of the disease to the fetus. Instillation of erythromycin into the eyes of the newborn is used to prevent gonorrheal eye infections. C-section is used to prevent the transmission of herpes to the newborn. Although stillbirth can occur if the fetus is infected with syphilis,treatment before the 10th week of gestation will eliminate in utero transmission to the fetus.

A Patient Is Diagnosed with Primary Syphilis During Her Eighth