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Syphilis cases are on the rise across the United States. On July 13, Houston, Texas officially declared a syphilis outbreak. Meanwhile, Bicillin, the injectable penicillin that is used to treat the sexually transmitted infection in adults and kids, is in short supply. In Nashville, Tennessee, Zachary Hoy, M.D., a board-certified pediatric infectious disease specialist and medical director Pediatrix® Nashville Pediatric Infectious Disease, mainly sees cases of congenital syphilis, which happens when an infant is born to a mother with the infection. "Currently we have not experienced a shortage of Bicillin at my facility, but there are some hospitals in Nashville that are concerned about a shortage," said Dr. Hoy.
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