One Dose Versus Three Weekly Doses of Benzathine Penicillin G for Patients With Early Syphilis
Syphilis

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Syphilis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Persons with confirmed early symptomatic syphilis (primary or secondary) or high-titer latent syphilis
- A rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test was positive, with a titer were 1:4 or higher. In addition, Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay and/or fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test were reactive.
Exclusion Criteria:
1.Patients who were pregnancy, known allergy to penicillin, use of antibiotics active against syphilis during the preceding six months for symptomatic cases or during the preceding two years for asymptomatic cases, and concurrent illnesses requiring treatment with antibiotics effective against syphilis. 2. if RPR titers were found to be 1:4 or less or the T. pallidum particle agglutination test was nonreactive, participants were retrospectively excluded from the trial unless primary syphilis was confirmed by the finding of T. pallidum in ulcer exudates on direct immunofluorescence
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Sites / Locations
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, ChinaRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
single dose benzathine penicillin G.
three doses of benzathine penicillin G.
single dose benzathine penicillin G.
three doses of benzathine penicillin G.