How Infectious is Syphilis?

Overview

Journal Br J Vener Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 1983 Aug 1

PMID 6871650

Citations 15

Authors

P C Schober

G Gabriel

P White

W F Felton

R N Thin

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Abstract

In a study of the sexual contacts of patients with primary and secondary syphilis, 65 of 127 (51%) contacts at risk developed syphilis. There was no significant difference between figures for homosexuals (48/98, 49%) and for heterosexuals (17/29, 58%). Our findings are similar to those of the prepenicillin era, but the question, Why are so few contacts infected? remains unanswered.

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