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Latent early syphilis

MedGen UID:
546880
•Concept ID:
C0275842
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Early Latent Syphilis; Early latent syphilis, positive serology, negative cerebrospinal fluid, less than 2 years after infection; latent early syphilis
SNOMED CT: Early latent syphilis, positive serology, negative cerebrospinal fluid, less than 2 years after infection (31137003); Latent early syphilis (186867005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0040922

Definition

Latent syphilis when infection was acquired less than twelve months previously. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLatent early syphilis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Efficacy of minocycline in the treatment of early syphilis.
Wu H, Qi M, Wang H, Liu Q, Liu Y
Int J STD AIDS 2021 Jun;32(7):648-653. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.1177/0956462420984695. PMID: 33496202
Efficacy of Doxycycline in the Treatment of Syphilis.
Dai T, Qu R, Liu J, Zhou P, Wang Q
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017 Jan;61(1) Epub 2016 Dec 27 doi: 10.1128/AAC.01092-16. PMID: 27795370Free PMC Article
Early syphilis: serological treatment response to doxycycline/tetracycline versus benzathine penicillin.
Li J, Zheng HY
J Infect Dev Ctries 2014 Feb 13;8(2):228-32. doi: 10.3855/jidc.3013. PMID: 24518634

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Predictors of serological cure after penicillin therapy in HIV-negative patients with early syphilis in Shenzhen, China.
Luo Z, Ding Y, Yuan J, Tian L, Zhang L, Wu Q, Mou J
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245812. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245812. PMID: 33508015Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Predictors of serological cure after penicillin therapy in HIV-negative patients with early syphilis in Shenzhen, China.
Luo Z, Ding Y, Yuan J, Tian L, Zhang L, Wu Q, Mou J
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245812. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245812. PMID: 33508015Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Predictors of serological cure after penicillin therapy in HIV-negative patients with early syphilis in Shenzhen, China.
Luo Z, Ding Y, Yuan J, Tian L, Zhang L, Wu Q, Mou J
PLoS One 2021;16(1):e0245812. Epub 2021 Jan 28 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245812. PMID: 33508015Free PMC Article

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