Symptomatic Relapse of Neurologic Syphilis after Benzathine Penicillin G Therapy for Primary or Secondary Syphilis in HIV-Infected Patients
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- 15 September 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 43 (6) , 787-790
Abstract
We describe 3 symptomatic cases of neurologic syphilis that occurred after the administration of the usual therapy for primary or secondary syphilisKeywords
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