Syphilis and Penicillin
Authors: DONALD J. PIROZZI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1973)

Editorial Notes1 September 1973Syphilis and PenicillinDONALD J. PIROZZI, M.D.DONALD J. PIROZZI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-79-3-447 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRecently a reference work has become available that is of particular interest at this time, when the prevalence of venereal diseases is increasing. It has been issued as a supplement to theBulletin of the World Health Organizationand is entitledPenicillin in the Treatment of Syphilis. The Experience of Three Decades(1). It reviews the use of penicillin in the treatment and control of syphilis from 1943 to the present time. I will review here the most significant issues discussed in the monograph, to acquaint the practitioner with its contents. Penicillin was first used in the treatment of experimental...References1. IDSØE O, GUTHE T, and WILLCOX R: Penicillin in the Treatment of Syphilis. The Experience of Three Decades. Supplement to vol. 47 of The Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Geneva, World Health Organization, 1972 Google Scholar2. LOURIE E and COLLIER H: The therapeutic action of penicillin on spirochaeta recurrentis and spirillum minus in mice. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 37:200-205, 1943 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MAHONEY E: Penicillin treatment of early syphilis. A preliminary report. Vener Dis Inform 24:355-357, 1943 Google Scholar4. MACH K and BREITFELLNER G: Die Bedeutung des Serum-Penicillinspiegels in der Luestherapie. Z Haut Geschlechtskr 44: 81-86, 1969 MedlineGoogle Scholar5. WILNER E and BRODY J: Prognosis of general paresis after treatment. Lancet 2:1370-1371, 1968 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. SMITH J: Spirochetes in Late Seronegative Syphilis, Penicillin Notwithstanding. Springfield, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 1969, pp. 287-293 Google Scholar7. WILLCOX R: Two cases of gummatous ulceration treated with terramycin. Br J Vener Dis 28:20-23, 1952 MedlineGoogle Scholar8. RANGIAH P: Chloromycetin—a suggested alternate for penicillin in case of penicillin allergy, in Proceedings of the World Forum on Syphilis and Other Treponematoses. Washington, D.C., U.S. Government Printing Office, 1964, pp. 302-305 Google Scholar9. : Report of the Veneral Disease Branch: Fiscal Year 1965. Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, 1966 Google Scholar10. : VD Fact Sheet 1969. Public Health Service Publication No. 341, 26th revision. Atlanta, Center for Disease Control, 1970 Google Scholar11. SCHROETER A, TURNER R, and LUCAS J: Therapy for incubating syphilis; effectiveness of gonorrhea treatment. JAMA 218:711-713, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. RUDOLPH A and PRICE E: Penicillin reactions among patients in venereal disease clinics. A national survey. JAMA 223: 499-501, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DONALD J. PIROZZI, M.D.Affiliations: Venereal Disease Branch State and Community Services Division Center for Disease Control Atlanta, Georgia PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited by1,2,4-TriazolesVolume 5 ReferencesNeurosyphilis 1 September 1973Volume 79, Issue 3Page: 447-449KeywordsGlobal healthPenicillinSexually transmitted diseasesSyphilis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...