Syphilis (cont.)
Medical Author:
Scott E Rudkin, MD, MBA, RDMS
Coauthor:
Barbara J Blasko, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Ungar, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsAuthor:Scott E Rudkin, MD, MBA, RDMS, Director of Medical Informatics; Assistant Program Director, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Irvine Medical Center.Coauthor(s): Barbara J Blasko, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California at Irvine College of Medicine. Editors:Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Ungar, MD, Medical Director, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2005 |
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Syphilis is a venereal disease caused by infection with the spirochete Treponema pallidum.
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