Manifestations and treatment of ocular syphilis during an epidemic in France

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 553-556

  Parc, Christine E ^a,c   Chahed, Sadri ^a   Patel, Sanjay V ^b   Salmon Ceron, Dominique ^a  

^a Paris V University ^*  (France)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIC; EYE INFECTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE SYPHILIS; FRANCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROSYPHILIS; RASH; REVIEW; SYPHILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FRANCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSYPHILIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; UVEITIS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34547645939     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000253385.49373.1a     Document Type: Review

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