Outcome Predictors in Treatment of Yaws
To estimate failure rates after treatment with benzathine penicillin and to identify determinants of failure that affected outcomes for yaws, we conducted a cohort study of 138 patients; treatment failed in 24 (17.4%). Having low initial titers on Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test and living...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363320/ |