Syphilitic hepatitis among HIV-infected patients

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Crum Cianflone, N ^a,b   Weekes, J ^a,b   Bavaro, M ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; HIV; Liver involvement; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; EMTRICITABINE; LAMIVUDINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NEVIRAPINE; TENOFOVIR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTIOUS HEPATITIS; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTITIS; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; SYPHILITIC HEPATITIS; URINALYSIS; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66349129406     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008324     Document Type: Article

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