Effects of HIV infection on the serologic manifestations and response to treatment of syphilis in intravenous drug users.
Gourevitch M, Selwyn P, Davenny K, Buono D, Schoenbaum E, Klein R, Friedland G. Effects of HIV infection on the serologic manifestations and response to treatment of syphilis in intravenous drug users. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1993, 118: 350-5. PMID: 8094280, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-118-5-199303010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntravenous drug usersTreatment of syphilisStages of syphilisSerologic manifestationsDrug usersNontreponemal titersHIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionMethadone maintenance treatment programHIV serologic statusHIV-seronegative patientsHIV-seropositive patientsImmunodeficiency virus infectionHIV seropositive casesMaintenance treatment programFulminant manifestationCD4 countCohort studyHIV-seropositiveClinical courseStandard dosesEarly syphilisClinical manifestationsSerologic statusSerologic tests