Inadvertent use of Bicillin® C-R to treat syphilis infection - Los Angeles, California, 1999-2004

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 217-219

  Bolan, Robert ^a   Amezola, P ^a   Kerndt, Peter ^b   Soreth, J ^c   Taylor, Melanie M ^d   Heffelfinger, James ^d   Weinstock, Hillard ^d   Janowski, M ^d  

^a LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; BICILLIN C R; BICILLIN C-R; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; RETREATMENT; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MEDICATION ERRORS; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; PENICILLIN G, PROCAINE; RETREATMENT; SYPHILIS;

EID: 14544303161     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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