Shortages of benzathine penicillin for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of syphilis: An evaluation from multi-country surveys and stakeholder interviews.
Stephen Nurse-FindlayMelanie M TaylorMargaret SavageMaeve B MelloSanni SaliyouManuel LavayenFrederic SeghersMichael L CampbellFrançoise BirgirimanaLeopold OuedraogoMorkor Newman OwireduNancy KidulaLee Pyne-MercierPublished in: PLoS medicine (2017)
Targets for improvement include drug forecasting and procurement, and addressing provider reluctance to use BPG. Opportunities to improve global supply, demand, and use of BPG should be prioritized alongside congenital syphilis elimination efforts.