High frequency of the 23S rRNA A2058G mutation of Treponema pallidum in Shanghai is associated with a current strategy for the treatment of syphilis
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- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Emerging Microbes & Infections
- Vol. 4 (1), 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1038/emi.2015.10
Abstract
The preferred drugs for the treatment of syphilis, benzathine and procaine penicillin, have not been available in Shanghai for many years, and currently, the incidence of syphilis is increasing. Al...This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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