Déjà Vu all over again: When to perform a lumbar puncture in HIV-infected patients with syphilis

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 145-146

  Marra, Christina M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROSYPHILIS; REAGIN TEST; SYPHILIS; VENEREAL DISEASE REACTION TEST; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUNCTURE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

REAGINIC ANTIBODY;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REAGINS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947724865     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000251204.18648.15     Document Type: Editorial

References (3)

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