Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction after penicillin therapy among patients with syphilis in the era of the HIV infection epidemic: Incidence and risk factors

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 976-979

  Yang, Chia Jui ^a   Lee, Nan Yao ^b   Lin, Yu Hui ^c   Lee, Hsin Chun ^b   Ko, Wen Chien ^b   Liao, Chun Hsing ^a   Wu, Cheng Hsin ^a   Hsieh, Chia Ying ^a   Wu, Pei Ying ^a   Liu, Wen Chun ^a   Chang, Ya Chu ^a   Hung, Chien Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; REAGINIC ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EXANTHEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGINS; RISK FACTORS; SYPHILIS; VASODILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957830514     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656419     Document Type: Article

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