Neurosyphilis and prozone effect;Neurosifilis y efecto prozona

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 27, Issue 160, 1998, Pages 970-972

  Uribe, C S ^a,b   Garcia F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Edificio Corales ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Neurosyphilis; Progressive general paralysis; Prozone effect

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; CARDIOLIPIN; CHOLESTEROL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PARALYSIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; CARDIOLIPINS; CHOLESTEROL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES;

EID: 0032233326     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.27160.98218     Document Type: Article

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