Sexually Transmitted Infections · 1983 · 54 citations · 2 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesHost-pathogen InteractionsInfection PreventionInfectious Disease EpidemiologyInfectious Disease Risk FactorsPrevention Of Sexual TransmissionSexually Transmitted Infection EpidemiologySexually Transmitted Infection PreventionSexually Transmitted InfectionsSusceptibility To InfectionSecondary SyphilisSyphilis EpidemiologySyphilis Screening
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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Lee J. Alexander · Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology · 1949 · 22 citations