Importance The incidence of syphilis in the United States is increasing; it is estimated that
more than 55 000 new infections will occur in 2014. Treatment regimens are controversial …

Within 24 hours after antibiotic treatment of the spirochetal infections syphilis, Lyme disease,
leptospirosis, and relapsing fever (RF), patients experience shaking chills, a rise in …

Background Antibiotic resistance is rising in important bacterial pathogens. Phage therapy
(PT), the use of bacterial viruses infecting the pathogen in a species-specific way, is a …

The incidence of syphilis has been increasing in the USA since 2000. Notably, the
coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic negatively impacted the public health efforts to contain …

Syphilis is caused by infection with the spirochetal bacterium Treponema subspecies
pallidum. T pallidum is a highly motile coiled organism with tapering ends and 6 to 14 …

A T4‐like coliphage cocktail was given with different oral doses to healthy Bangladeshi
children in a placebo‐controlled randomized phase I safety trial. Fecal phage detection was …

Background Amoxicillin plus probenecid is an alternative to intramuscular benzathine
penicillin G for treating syphilis in the United Kingdom. Low-dose amoxicillin is an alternative …

The methods used for the laboratory diagnosis of syphilis include direct detection of
Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum and serologic testing. Serologic testing relies on …

In 2021 the scientific community's efforts have been focused on solving the back-breaking
challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, but sexually transmitted infections (STI) are still one of …

Malignant syphilis (MS) is a rare manifestation of secondary syphilis which mainly occurs in
immunocompromised individuals such as those coinfected with human immunodeficiency …