When people with HIV get syphilis: Triple jeopardy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-150

  Cohen, Myron S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; RECURRENT INFECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; MALE; NOTE;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33645969291     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000204530.19762.e4     Document Type: Editorial

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