Fig 1.
Flowchart of neurosyphilis patients included in the dataset.
Abbreviation: CBC, complete blood count; WBC, white blood cell; ANC, absolute neutrophil count. a One patient did not receive a repeat CBC due to some personal reasons. b See detailed criteria in the text. c 1×109/L≤ANC<1.5×109/L d 0.5×109/L ≤ANC<1×109/L e ANC<0.5×109/L
Table 1.
Characteristics of neurosyphilis patients with and without neutropenia treated with initial therapy of high-dose intravenous benzylpenicillin (n = 578).
Table 2.
Summary of neurosyphilis cases with high-dose benzylpenicillin-induced neutropenia.