Response to Therapy Following Retreatment of Serofast Early Syphilis Patients with Benzathine Penicillin

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2013
Authors
Seña, AC; Wolff, M; Behets, F; Van Damme, K; Martin, DH Leone, P McNeil, L Hook, EW
Secondary
Clin Infect Dis
Volume
56
Start Page
420
Pagination
420-422
Date Published
02/2013
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.
URL
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118269