Treatment of primary and secondary syphilis. Serological response

JAMA. 1980 Jun 27;243(24):2500-2.

Abstract

One hundred thirty-eight patients with primary syphillis and 161 patients with secondary syphilis were treated with penicillin G benzathine, 2.4 million units given intramuscularly weekly for two weeks, for a total of 4.8 million units. All 138 patients with primary syphilis had a rapid resolution of their lesions, and all became seronegative within one year. Similarly, the 161 patients with secondary syphilis were cured clinically, and all achieved seronegativity within 24 months.

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Chancre / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intramuscular
  • Male
  • Penicillin G Benzathine / administration & dosage
  • Penicillin G Benzathine / therapeutic use*
  • Syphilis / drug therapy*
  • Tetracyclines / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Tetracyclines
  • Penicillin G Benzathine