Neurocognitive impairment in HIV-infected individuals with previous syphilis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 351-355

  Marra, C M ^a   Deutsch, R ^b   Collier, A C ^a   Morgello, S ^c   Letendre, S ^d   Clifford, D ^e   Gelman, B ^f   McArthur, J ^g   McCutchan, J A ^d   Simpson, D M ^c   Duarte, N A ^b   Heaton, R K ^b   Grant, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; central nervous system; HIV; neurocognitive impairment; neurosyphilis; sexually transmitted infection; syphilis; Treponema pallidum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMA ANTIBODY TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROSYPHILIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAGIN TEST; SYPHILIS;

AIDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HIV; NEUROCOGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROSYPHILIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT TREPONEMAL ANTIBODY-ABSORPTION TEST; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROSYPHILIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 84887349302     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462412472827     Document Type: Article

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