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Response to Therapy Following Retreatment of Serofast Early Syphilis Patients with Benzathine Penicillin
02/2013
Journal Article
Authors:
Seña, A.C.;
Wolff, M.;
Behets, F.;
Van Damme, K.;
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Secondary:
Clin Infect Dis
Volume:
56
Pagination:
420-422
URL:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118269
Abstract:
Persistent nontreponemal titers after treatment are common among patients with early syphilis. We retreated 82 human immunodeficiency virus-negative early syphilis participants who were serofast at 6 months using benzathine penicillin. Only 27% exhibited serological response after retreatment and after an additional 6 months of follow-up.
