A Single Dose of Benzathine Penicillin G Is as Effective as Multiple Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G for the Treatment of HIV-Infected Persons With Early Syphilis | Zendy

Anuradha Ganesan | Zendy; Octavio Mesner | Zendy; Jason F. Okulicz | Zendy; Thomas O’Bryan | Zendy; Robert Deiss | Zendy; Tahaniyat Lalani | Zendy; Timothy J. Whitman | Zendy; Amy Weintrob | Zendy; Grace Macalino | Zendy; Brian K. Agan | Zendy

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A Single Dose of Benzathine Penicillin G Is as Effective as Multiple Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G for the Treatment of HIV-Infected Persons With Early Syphilis

Author(s) -

Anuradha Ganesan,

Octavio Mesner,

Jason F. Okulicz,

Thomas O’Bryan,

Robert Deiss,

Tahaniyat Lalani,

Timothy J. Whitman,

Amy Weintrob,

Grace Macalino,

Brian K. Agan

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu888

Subject(s) - medicine , syphilis , penicillin , regimen , early syphilis , serology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , antibiotics , virology , pediatrics , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Treatment guidelines recommend the use of a single dose of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) for treating early syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons. However, data supporting this recommendation are limited. We examined the efficacy of single-dose BPG in the US Military HIV Natural History Study.

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