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Azithromycin resistance in Treponema pallidum
1 Feb 2008
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Although the recommended treatment for syphilis is penicillin, azithromycin has been used as an alternative. We discuss azithromycin-related treatment failures and resistance in Treponema pallidum, and propose ways to meet the resulting clinical and public health challenges. RECENT FINDINGS: Azithromycin treatment failures in syphilis were first noted in San Francisco in 2002 and result from an...
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