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Arsphenamine, also known as Salvarsan or compound 606, is an antibiotic drug that was introduced at the beginning of the 1910s as the first effective treatment for the deadly infectious diseases syphilis, relapsing fever, and African trypanosomiasis. [2] [3] This organoarsenic compound was the first modern antimicrobial agent. [4]
Many of the syphilis treatment therapies only lead to bacteriostatic results, unless larger concentrations of penicillin are used for bactericidal effects. [ 65 ] [ 66 ] Penicillin overall is the most recommended antibiotic by the Centers for Disease Control, as it shows the best results with prolonged use.
Syphilis (/ ˈ s ɪ f ə l ɪ s /) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum. [1] The signs and symptoms depend on the stage it presents: primary, secondary, latent or tertiary.
New CDC guidance advises taking a common antibiotic within 72 hours after unprotected sexual activity to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). These new recommendations ...
Health care providers should consider prescribing a commonly used antibiotic to certain people as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis infections, according to a draft recommendation ...
New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would recommend physicians prescribe a common antibiotic to help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs ...
The following is a list of antibiotics. ... Syphilis, chlamydial infections, Lyme disease, mycoplasmal infections, acne rickettsial infections, malaria [note 1]
The preferred antibiotic treatment for syphilis is in short supply across the United States as infections soar, and more than three dozen leading public health groups are urging the White House to ...