Treatment of early syphilis with azithromycin

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 240-243

  Gruber, Francesco ^a,b   Kastelan M ^a   Cabrijan L ^a   Simonic E ^a   Brajac, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^b KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Azalide; Azithromycin; Early secondary syphilis; Primary syphilis; Syphilis; Venereal disease

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 0034130920     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2000.12.3.240     Document Type: Article

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