Syphilis

Abstract
Sources and selection criteria This review is based on Pubmed and Medline searches for syphilis (key words: syphilis, English, human) for the past five years (2000 to February 2006). I supplemented this with the literature review done for the development (in 1999) and updating (in 2002) of the UK National Early and Late Syphilis Guidelines (I was a member of the working party that first developed and is currently updating these guidelines).w1,w2, w3