HIV and syphilis affect similar patient groups and coinfection is common. All patients
presenting with syphilis should be offered HIV testing and all HIV-positive patients should be …

Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common infection in many countries, with
prevalence in some regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, higher than in the USA …

Procedures using real-time technique were developed to demonstrate the presence of
herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2, varicella zoster virus (VZV), and …

Clinicians face a diagnostic challenge when a patient with the classic fever, pharyngitis, and
lymphadenopathy triad of infectious mononucleosis has a negative “spot” heterophile …

The diagnosis of syphilis can be complicated when it is based on diverse clinical
manifestations, dark-field microscopy, and serology. In the present study, therefore, we …

Background. Recently, outbreaks of anorectal lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) have
occurred among men who have sex with men (MSM). This study identifies risk factors and …

The global epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi infections is poorly documented because
of difficulties in confirming microbiological diagnoses. We evaluated published data on the …

Syphilis is classi® ed as acquired or congenital. Acquired syphilis is divided into early and
late syphilis. Early syphilis: primary, secondary and early latent (Centers for Disease Control …

The incidence of infectious syphilis in men who have sex with men and human
immunodeficiency virus-infected patients has increased steadily in Victoria, Australia, since …

Objectives: To investigate the contribution of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of
Treponema pallidum in various biological specimens with the secondary objective of …