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Arthropod bite-like eruption as rare presentation of secondary syphilis in an HIV-infected patient
Secondary syphilis represents a diagnostic challenge due to its varied clinical manifestations. Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) adds to the diversity of the clinical presentation of syphilis.
Chih-Yu Chen +5 more
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Introduction: Benzathine benzylpenicillin G is a drug present in the list of essential medicines of the World Health Organization and largely used in Brazil, where this antibiotic is used for treating pneumonias, pharyngitis, syphilis, and other ...
Vinicius Marcondes Rezende +7 more
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Evolution, evidence and effect of secondary prophylaxis against rheumatic fever
The association between group A streptococcal infection and rheumatic fever (RF) was established in the early 20 th century. At the time, RF and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD) were an untreatable scourge of young people in developed and ...
Rosemary Wyber, Jonathan Carapetis
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Delayed Diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever in a Patient with Multiple Emergency Department Visits
While the incidence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the United States has declined over the past years, the disease remains one of the causes of severe cardiovascular morbidity in children. The index of suspicion for ARF in health care providers may be
Inna Kaminecki +3 more
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Benzathine Penicillin G in the Control of Gonorrhoea [PDF]
C E, HOOKINGS, L M, GRAVES
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A new insight about pharmaceutical dosage forms for benzathine penicillin G
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"> In this work, a micellar system of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) was developed and evaluated ...
K. G. Holanda e Silva +9 more
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Syphilis is a re-emerging sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA). It especially affects vulnerable populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM) and people living with HIV.
Dayana Nicté Vergara-Ortega +7 more
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A new insight about pharmaceutical dosage forms for benzathine penicillin G.
In this work, a micellar system of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) in sodium deoxycholate (NaDC) was developed and evaluated physicochemically. The solubility profile of the drug in water and buffer solutions at various pH was determined, as well as its n ...
K. G. HOLANDA E SILVA +9 more
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Background Regular intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin every two to four weeks is a critical and cost-effective secondary prevention strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality from rheumatic heart disease (RHD), particularly in resource ...
Gubaynew Getie Kelemu +3 more
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Benzathine penicillin G in the treatment of syphilis.
Post-treatment observation of two years' duration has confirmed preliminary data which indicated that a single injection of 2.5 million units of benzathine penicillin G, in early infectious syphilis, produces results equal, if not superior, to those obtained with schedules employing 4.8 million units of procaine penicillin and aluminium monostearate ...
C A, SMITH +3 more
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