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Neurosyphilis: Still prevalent and overlooked in an at risk population.

Prashanth S RamachandranRob W BairdPeter MarkeySally SingletonMichael LoweBart J CurrieJames N BurrowRichard N Price
Published in: PloS one (2020)
Neurosyphilis is frequently reported in the NT, particularly in Indigenous populations. Disturbingly, 60% of probable neurosyphilis patients based on the 2014 criteria, and 70% based on the 2018 criteria with were not treated appropriately. It is critical that clinicians should be aware of the diagnosis of NS and treat patients appropriately.
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