From 2018 and 2022, cases skyrocketed by nearly 80%, totaling more than 207,000. Cases of syphilis have hit the highest rate of new infections since the 1950s, according to a new report from the ...
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2013;11(8):839-843. This group of serofast patients with unchanging serologic test titers are a source of anxiety and concern for clinicians, who are often uncertain as to ...
Syphilis is surging in the U.S., reaching the highest numbers in nearly 75 years. Cases of the sexually transmitted disease (STD) rose 10% in 2022, reaching 203,500. The numbers have increased 68% ...
A one-dose treatment plan could help with ongoing drug shortages and limit the development of antibiotic resistance THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of penicillin works just as ...
Linezolid failed to meet noninferiority criteria when compared with standard benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in the treatment of early syphilis, according to findings of the randomized, controlled ...
Medically reviewed by Katlein Franca, MD Key Takeaways A syphilis rash often appears as faint or reddish-brown bumps and can ...
Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that a single injection of the antibiotic benzathine penicillin G (BPG) successfully treated early syphilis just as well as the ...
A shorter run of penicillin treatment can clear up syphilis, clinical trial results show One dose of benzathine penicillin G worked as well as the usual three-dose regimen to treat early syphilis A ...