Open AccessAcquired Macrolide-Resistant Treponema pallidum After a Human Bite
Author(s) -
Robyn Neblett Fanfair,
Mark Wallingford,
Lana L. Long,
Kai Hua,
Allan Pillay,
Cheng Yen Chen,
Kimberly A. Workowski
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000156
Subject(s) - treponema , syphilis , medicine , sexually transmitted disease , primary syphilis , treponematosis , syphilis serodiagnosis , virology , secondary syphilis , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Syphilis is a systemic disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum that is usually acquired through sexual exposure.