Brief History of Syphilis

Abstract Before the discovery of Treponema pallidum as the etiologic agent, the origins of syphilis have been the subject of several debates. Diverse therapeutic agents were employed in an attempt to cure the disease. Examining the milestones in the history of syphilis, the present article reviews t...

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Autores principales: Tampa, M, Sarbu, I, Matei, C, Benea, V, Georgescu, SR
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Carol Davila University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956094/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24653750
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spelling pubmed-39560942014-05-15 Brief History of Syphilis Tampa, M Sarbu, I Matei, C Benea, V Georgescu, SR J Med Life Review Abstract Before the discovery of Treponema pallidum as the etiologic agent, the origins of syphilis have been the subject of several debates. Diverse therapeutic agents were employed in an attempt to cure the disease. Examining the milestones in the history of syphilis, the present article reviews the existing theories that tried to explain the origins of the disease, the approach in art, the cultural and the evolution of the treatments from the empiric means to the discovery of penicillin. Carol Davila University Press 2014-03-15 2014-03-25 /pmc/articles/PMC3956094/ /pubmed/24653750 Text en ©Carol Davila University Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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