A comparison study of two therapeutic protocols for neurosyphilis

Therapie

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 613-621

  Serragui, S ^a   Yahyaoui, M ^b   Hassar, M ^c   Chkili, T ^b   Bouhaddioui, N ^d   Soulaymani, R ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D HYGIÈNE   (Morocco)

^b Rabat Institut   (Morocco)

^c Rabat Institutes   (Morocco)

^d Immunology Laboratory   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Neurosyphilis; Penicillin G

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0033390950     PISSN: 00405957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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