Treatment

Syphilis Registers provide a central reference point to enquire about past treatment to enable correct treatment, and to prevent the patient from being unnecessarily re-treated.

Syphilis registers can record:

• laboratory results of syphilis serology (RPR etc.)
• treatment provided (i.e., Penicillin)
• dates of treatment
• location of treatments, i.e. town or community and the health service
• response to treatment
• named contacts, their results and date tested results (if known)

QLD: 1800 032 238

South QLD: Qld-syphilis-surveillance-service@health.qld.gov.au
North QLD: North-qld-syphilis-surveillance-centre@health.qld.gov.au

SA Syphilis Register: 1300 232 272

NT Syphilis Register: Darwin (08) 8922 7818; Alice Springs (08) 8951 7552

Other States/Territories:

• WA has local public health units that record syphilis cases and can assist healthcare workers
• In NSW, SHS (NSW Sexual Health Clinics) and Sexual Health Info-Link (SHIL –Syphilis Support Program) are point of contact for syphilis management and have access to public health unit data on previous results and treatment.