title: Acquired macrolide-resistant Treponema pallidum after a human bite.
abstract: Syphilis is a systemic disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum that is usually acquired through sexual exposure.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; †Maysville Internal Medicine and Pediatric Associates, Maysville, KY; ‡City Dermatology and Laser, Cincinnati, OH; and §Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Robyn Neblett
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Fanfair
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wallingford
authors.forename: Lana L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Kai-Hua
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: Cheng-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Workowski
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013587:Syphilis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014210:Treponema pallidum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine