Globally, men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately burdened with syphilis.
This review describes the published literature on trends in syphilis infections among MSM in …

Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) include individuals with a wide range of sexual
orientations, physical characteristics, and gender identities and expressions. Data suggest …

Background The increasing incidence of syphilis and the limitations of first-line treatment
with penicillin, particularly in neurosyphilis, neonatal syphilis, and pregnancy, highlight the …

Despite more than a century of research, genetic manipulation of Treponema pallidum
subsp. pallidum (T. pallidum), the causative agent of syphilis, has not been successful. The …

Syphilis is a multistage disease caused by the invasive spirochete Treponema pallidum
subsp. pallidum. Despite inexpensive and effective antibiotic therapy, syphilis remains a …

Background Concomitant syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is
increasingly frequent in industrialized countries. Methods From a large hospital cohort of HIV …

OBJECTIVE: Treponema pallidum and HIV are transmitted frequently through sexual
contact, these agents with epidemiological similarities co-infect the same host. The current …

Lymphogranuloma venereum, caused by the L serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis, emerged
in Europe in 2003 and a series of outbreaks were reported in different countries. The …

Introduction: Syphilis, caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum,
continues to be a globally prevalent disease despite remaining susceptible to penicillin …

Immune evasion by Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum (T. pallidum) has been
attributed to antigenic variation of its putative outer-membrane protein TprK. In TprK, amino …