Neurosyphilis: A guide for clinicians

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-41

  Marra, Christina A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PROBENECID;

HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0030068647     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199601000-00008     Document Type: Review

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