Background: Repeat syphilis is playing an increasing role in syphilis transmission in several populations. The assessment of repeat syphilis and response to treatment depends on accurately measuring ...
Syphilis often has few (or no) symptoms — getting screened can help prevent serious, long-term health problems. (Getty Images) After years of alarming increases in rates of syphilis and congenital ...
Why do we need these recommendations? Syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI) that progresses in stages from a painless sore (stage 1) to a severe disease that may attack the ...
Cornelis A. Rietmeijer, More Mungati, Peter H. Kilmarx, Beth Tippett Barr, Elizabeth Gonese, Ranmini S. Kularatne, David A. Lewis, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Luanne Rodgers ...
Controversy persists regarding the appropriate duration of therapy with benzathine penicillin G in persons with early (i.e., primary, secondary, or early latent) syphilis (Treponema pallidum infection ...