Rapid Treponema pallidum clearance from blood and ulcer samples following single dose benzathine penicillin treatment of early syphilis.
Currently, the efficacy of syphilis treatment is measured with anti-lipid antibody tests. These can take months to indicate cure and, as a result, syphilis treatment trials require long periods of follow-up. The causative organism, Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum), is detectable in the infectious le...
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| Idioma: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-02-01
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| coleção: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Acesso em linha: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003492&type=printable |