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Syphilis Treatment Overview
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Treatment for syphilis (SYPHILIS)Dear Dr Bob,I was recently diagnosed with HIV on 22nd Feb 08. After a few blood tests, my HIV specialist informed me that I have also contracted syphilis.I was told that I need to redo a CD4 count again to confirm further treatment for syphilis....
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
Hello JC,The interaction of HIV disease and syphilis is complex, to say the least. Without a much more detailed history, review of your laboratory studies and the benefit of a physical examination, it will be difficult for me to provide very...
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1. Acute HIV-1 Infection Marcus Altfeld and Bruce D. Walker Introduction Acute HIV-1 infection presents in 40 - 90 % of cases as a transient symptomatic illness, associated with high levels of HIV-1 replication and an expansive virus-specific immune... Read more » Syphilis
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Hi Guys,I have a question: If I would have been infected with syphilis about FOUR YEARS ago, would I have noticed by now? I do remember having a small pimple-like thing near my penis. It was a small pimple, it was quite sensitive and sometimes it... Read more » syphilis & HIV
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi,My VDRL came out +ve with 1:16 titre and TPHA was +ve while HIV came out -ve in week 5. Doctor confirmed it as syphilis and gave me my first penicillin jab and some medication to be taken for two weeks. After the medication, my rash had gone but i... Read more » new drugs overview (by a rookie), and comments
Posted by Anonymous
Many of you are much sharper about emerging hiv medications than I am...Is this is good overview of some of the good emerging options?? I see two exciting classes of drugs. By this I mean they seem to show good efficacy in diminishing the viral load... Read more »
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