Syphilis - References

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  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2002). Syphilis: General principles. MMWR, 51(RR-6): 18–28.

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2005 Supplement: Syphilis Surveillance Report. Atlanta: Department of Health and Human Services. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/std/Syphilis2005/default.htm.

  3. Augenbraun M (2006). Syphilis and the nonvenereal treponematoses. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 7, chap. 6. New York: WebMD.

  4. Hook EW (2004). Syphilis. In L Goldman, D Ausiello, eds., Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd ed., vol. 2, pp. 1923–1932. Philadelphia: Saunders.

  5. Tramont EC (2005). Treponema pallidum (syphilis). In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2768–2785. Philadelphia: Elsevier.

  6. Eckert LO, Lentz GM (2007). Infections of the lower genital tract. In VL Katz et al., eds., Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th ed., pp. 569–606. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

Other Works Consulted

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). HIV/STD risks in young men who have sex with men who do not disclose their sexual orientation: Six U.S. cities, 1994–2000. MMWR, 52(05): 81–85.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Incorporating HIV prevention into the medical care of persons living with HIV. MMWR: Recommendations and Reports, 52(RR-12): 1–24.

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Syphilis section of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2006. MMWR, 55(No. RR-11): 22–30. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment/default.htm.

  • Golden MR, et al. (2003). Updates on syphilis. JAMA, 290(11): 1510–1514.

  • Lukehart SA (2005). Syphilis. In DL Kasper et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th ed., vol. 1, pp. 977–985. New York: McGraw-Hill.

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