Published in AIDS Weekly and Law, June 8th, 2006
Study 1: HIV infection is associated with syphilis but does not affect treatment success.
According to recent research published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, "The objective of this study was to characterize syphilis epidemiology and the relationship of HIV status and initial rapid plasma reagin (RPR) titer to syphilis treatment in Lima, Peru.
"We screened 1,261 individuals at high risk for sexually transmitted diseases for syphilis and HIV infection. Syphilis was treated with penicillin injection or doxycycline; treatment was...
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Source: AIDS Weekly and Law (2006-06-08)
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