Modern diagnosis and management of acquired syphilis.
Syphilis presents to clinicians in a wide range of disciplines and requires a high index of suspicion. This article summarizes the interpretation of syphilis serology and provides practical guidelines for the management of acquired syphilis in liaison with local genitourinary medicine physicians.
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Department of Sexual Health, King's College Hospital, London.
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002308:Cardiolipins; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D002308:Cardiolipins; D010406:Penicillins