Abstract
The isolation of Treponema pallidum from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from two adult patients, both of whom had normal CSF values except for positive fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption (FTA-ABS) tests and both of whom had received currently recommended courses of penicillin, raises important considerations in the treatment of neurosyphilis in adults.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / cerebrospinal fluid
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Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neurosyphilis / drug therapy
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Penicillin G Benzathine / administration & dosage
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Penicillin G Benzathine / pharmacology*
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Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use
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Penicillin Resistance
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Reagins / cerebrospinal fluid
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Treponema pallidum / drug effects*
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Treponema pallidum / isolation & purification
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Reagins
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Penicillin G Benzathine