Neutropenia induced by high-dose intravenous benzylpenicillin in treating neurosyphilis: Does it really matter?

Rui-Rui Peng; Juan Wu; Wei Zhao; Tengfei Qi; Mei Shi; Zhifang Guan; Haikong Lu; Fuquan Long; Zixiao Gao; Sufang Zhang; Pingyu Zhou

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005456

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Neutropenia induced by high-dose intravenous benzylpenicillin in treating neurosyphilis: Does it really matter?

Rui-Rui Peng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rui-Rui Peng, Juan Wu

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Juan Wu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Rui-Rui Peng, Juan Wu

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Wei Zhao,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Tengfei Qi,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Mei Shi,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Zhifang Guan,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Haikong Lu,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Fuquan Long,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Zixiao Gao,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Sufang Zhang,

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Pingyu Zhou

* E-mail: zpyls@yahoo.com

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Disease Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Neutropenia induced by high-dose intravenous benzylpenicillin in treating neurosyphilis: Does it really matter?

Rui-Rui Peng,
Juan Wu,
Wei Zhao,
Tengfei Qi,
Mei Shi,
Zhifang Guan,
Haikong Lu,
Fuquan Long,
Zixiao Gao,
Sufang Zhang

Published: March 13, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005456

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