Importance The incidence of syphilis in the United States is increasing; it is estimated that
more than 55 000 new infections will occur in 2014. Treatment regimens are controversial …

Syphilis is a fascinating and perplexing infection, with protean clinical manifestations and
both diagnostic and management ambiguities. Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the …

This report updates and combines earlier versions of guidelines for the prevention and
treatment of opportunistic infections (OIs) in HIV-infected adults (ie, persons aged> 18 years) …

The striking increase in the prevalence of concordant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection and syphilis observed by clinicians and public health officers over the past decade …

Importance In 2014, 19 999 cases of syphilis were reported in the United States. Left
untreated, syphilis can progress to late-stage disease in about 15% of persons who are …

Diagnosis and treatment of syphilis are challenging because of its variable clinical
presentation and course and the lack of definitive tests of cure after treatment. This review of …

Background Concomitant syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is
increasingly frequent in industrialized countries. Methods From a large hospital cohort of HIV …

Introduction Although syphilis is a frequent co-infection in patients with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, the influence of syphilis on immune response and …

There are several important unanswered key questions in the management of adult syphilis.
A systematic literature review was conducted and tables of evidence were constructed to …

Internalized heterosexism (IH), or the internalization of societal antihomosexual attitudes,
has been consistently linked to depression and low self-esteem among gay men, and it has …