Penicillin is the drug of choice to treat all stages of syphilis despite a paucity of clinical trials data for the treatment of some stages, pregnant women and HIV-infected people

Evid Based Med. 2015 Apr;20(2):63. doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110151. Epub 2015 Feb 18.

Authors

Susan Tuddenham¹, Khalil G Ghanem¹

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 25694340
DOI: 10.1136/ebmed-2014-110151

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MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Female
Humans
Male
Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use*
Pregnancy
Syphilis / drug therapy*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillin G Benzathine