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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Main Authors: Mitjà, Oriol, Hays, Russell, Ipai, Anthony, Gubaila, David, Lelngei, Francis, Kirara, Martin, Paru, Raymond, Bassat, Quique
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3363320/