Two-Stage Syphilis Testing.

Lopes Almeida Gomes, Lais; Stone, Caroline J; Shaw, Katharina S

Lopes Almeida Gomes, Lais; Stone, Caroline J; Shaw, Katharina S.

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Lopes Almeida Gomes L; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Stone CJ; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Shaw KS; Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

JAMA ; 332(4): 331-332, 2024 07 23.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38874952

A 54-year-old woman presented with erythematous annular and indurated plaques on her face, trunk, and extremities and had false-positive syphilis test results during 2 pregnancies 25 and 22 years prior. What would you do next?

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Syphilis Serodiagnosis; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; False Negative Reactions; Syphilis/diagnosis; Syphilis/drug therapy; Syphilis Serodiagnosis/methods; Treponema pallidum/isolation & purification; Penicillin G/administration & dosage; Penicillin G/therapeutic use; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Injections, Intramuscular

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Treponema pallidum / Syphilis Serodiagnosis / Syphilis Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: JAMA Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

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