Syphilis in the HIV era

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1471-1473

  Kassutto, Sigall ^a   Doweiko, John P ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SYMPTOM; SYPHILIS;

EID: 3543036985     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1008.031107     Document Type: Article

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