Clinical standards for the screening and management of acquired syphilis in HIV-positive adults

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 588-593

  Nandwani, Rak ^a   Fisher, Martin ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guideline; HIV; Management; Syphilis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAGIN TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUAL HEALTH; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNITED KINGDOM; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PENICILLINS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 33748351843     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 09564624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646206778113096     Document Type: Article

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