A woman who is 6 weeks' pregnant is diagnosed with primary syphilis. The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

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A single injection of penicillin is recommended to treat primary syphilis, and 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 tenth week of gestation will eliminate in utero transmission to the fetus.

A Woman Who Is 6 Weeks' Pregnant Is Diagnosed with Primary