title: Penicillin treatment of syphilis: clearing away the shadow on the land.
authors.affiliation: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. jyd3@cdc.gov
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D014210:Treponema pallidum
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins