| Treatment of Syphilis |
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| Latent
Syphilis |
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| Recommended
regimen |
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| Benzathine penicillin G 2.4 million units
IM at |
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| one
week intervals x 3 doses |
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| Penicillin
allergy* |
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| Doxycycline 100 mg orally twice daily |
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| or |
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| Tetracycline 500 mg orally four times
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| Duration of therapy
28 days; close clinical and serologic |
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| follow-up; data to
support alternatives to pcn are limited |
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