Azithromycin compared with penicillin G benzathine for treatment of incubating syphilis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 434-437

  Hook III, Edward W ^a,b   Stephens, Joan ^a,c   Ennis, David M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^d Baptist Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033592441     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-6-199909210-00007     Document Type: Article

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