Clinical aspects of adult syphilis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 614-620

  Read, P J ^a,b   Donovan, B ^a,c  

^a SYDNEY EYE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Syphilis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PROBENECID; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ABORIGINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NEUROSYPHILIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHANCRE; COINFECTION; CONTACT TRACING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEUROSYPHILIS; SPINAL PUNCTURE; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, LATENT;

EID: 84862568453     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02814.x     Document Type: Article

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