6,8 A considerable proportion of lymphogranulomatous and chancroidal infections have been shown to give false positive reactions for syphilis. Such reactions, which are usually of low titer ...
This group of serofast patients with unchanging serologic test titers are a source of anxiety ... neurosyphilis or cardiovascular syphilis is unclear. However, given the rarity of neurosyphilis ...
A recommendation of lumbar puncture for all coinfected patients with high RPR titers or low CD4-cell counts at the time of syphilis diagnosis would result in some unnecessary procedures ...
High titers — that is, 400 units or more — were present in 89.7 per cent of the patients with carditis and in 80.9 per cent of those without carditis. Very low titers (less than 159 units ...
Babies born with syphilis are prone to abnormally low birth weight and may develop deafness, cataracts, or seizures without treatment. In the most severe cases, syphilis transmitted at birth can ...