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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:1041-1042.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

Although the recent article by Moyer et al¹ contains interesting, informative, and thought-provoking material, we would like to make a few remarks about some issues that were not discussed.

1. There is a typographical error in the table on page 356. The number of infants evaluated should be 853, not 833 as printed; otherwise, the numbers do not add up.
   
2. Radiographic examination is not the only routine method used for screening for congenital syphilis. Lumbar punctures are also recommended for screening, yet only one patient's results were mentioned in the article. The literature suggests that findings from the radiographic examinations will be abnormal in only 70% to 80% of affected infants. The authors' own data (17 [65%] of 26 infants with congenital syphilis with abnormal radiographic findings) is in line with this percentage. Therefore, if radiographic examination is the only screening method used for congenital syphilis, then 20% to 30% of . . . [Full Text of this Article]