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Management of neurosyphilis: time for a new approach?

Olivia Catherine SmibertAdam W J JenneyDenis W Spelman
Published in: Internal medicine journal (2018)
Given the long term sequelae of untreated neurosyphilis and insensitive tests to detect treponemes in the cerebrospinal fluid, questions regarding the utility of a lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis either to confirm or exclude neurosyphilis are raised.
Keyphrases
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • minimally invasive
  • ultrasound guided
  • data analysis