Dilemmas in the Management of Syphilis: A Survey of Infectious Diseases Experts

Deborah Dowell; Philip M Polgreen; Susan E Beekmann; Kimberly A Workowski; Stuart M Berman; Thomas A Peterman

doi:10.1086/644737

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Dilemmas in the Management of Syphilis: A Survey of Infectious Diseases Experts

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Dilemmas in the Management of Syphilis: A Survey of Infectious Diseases Experts

Deborah Dowell, Philip M Polgreen, Susan E Beekmann, Kimberly A Workowski, Stuart M Berman and Thomas A Peterman

Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.49(10), pp.1526-1529

11/15/2009

DOI: 10.1086/644737

PMID: 19845476

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Abstract

We surveyed infectious diseases consultants to determine how they manage syphilis when there are insufficient data to guide management or when guidelines cannot be followed because of a lack of available definitive diagnostic tests. Most providers did not have access to dark-field microscopy. We found variation in management of syphilis, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection.

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Title: Subtitle: Dilemmas in the Management of Syphilis: A Survey of Infectious Diseases Experts
Creators: Deborah Dowell - Epidemic Intelligence Service, Office of Workforce and Career Development, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Philip M Polgreen - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Susan E Beekmann - Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Kimberly A Workowski - Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Stuart M Berman - Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas A Peterman - Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Clinical infectious diseases, Vol.49(10), pp.1526-1529
DOI: 10.1086/644737
PMID: 19845476
NLM abbreviation: Clin Infect Dis
ISSN: 1058-4838
eISSN: 1537-6591
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Date published: 11/15/2009
Academic Unit: Infectious Diseases; Epidemiology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094344102771

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