Incidence, clinical presentation and treatment of neurosyphilis in denmark 1980-1997

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 459-462

  Danielsen, Anne Grethe ^a   Weismann, Kaare ^a   Jørgensen, Børge B ^b   Heidenheim, Michael ^a   Fugleholm, Anne Mette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Neurosyphilis; Penicillin; Treatment

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DOCUMENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; DENMARK; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; PENICILLINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12344336805     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550410017308     Document Type: Article

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