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Case Reports
. 1979 Feb;55(1):62-4.
doi: 10.1136/sti.55.1.62.

Treatment failure with penicillin in early syphilis

A J Giles, A G Lawrence
Case Reports

Treatment failure with penicillin in early syphilis

A J Giles et al. Br J Vener Dis. 1979 Feb.

Abstract

A patient with primary syphilis had a recurrence of his penile chancre after generally acceptable penicillin treatment. Retreatment with a similar but extended penicillin regimen was successful. This is the first report of such a treatment failure.

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