The epidemiological and clinical presentation of syphilis in a venereal disease centre in Paris, France. A cohort study of 284 consecutive cases over the period 2000-2007

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 484-489

  Farhi, David ^a   Zizi, Nada ^a   Grange, Philippe ^b   Benhaddou, Nadjet ^a   Gerhardt, Philippe ^a   Avril, Marie Françoise ^a   Dupin, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a Université Paris 5 René Descartes ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical features; Epidemiology; HIV; Men having sex with men; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONDOM; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HEALTH CENTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69849116038     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2009.0711     Document Type: Article

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