P2.193 Ocular Syphilis in HIV-Negative Patients
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Clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid status in ocular syphilis in HIV-Negative patients
BACKGROUND Syphilis with ocular involvement has reemerged as a critical health problem. The aim of the present study was to explore the clinical manifestations and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) status in ocular syphilis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. METHODS The clinical records of patients with ocular syphilis presenting to the Shanghai Xuhui Central Hospital in the per...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1368-4973,1472-3263
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0457