[Syphilis treatment. German and international guidelines--a comparison].

Abstract

Guidelines are an important instrument for improving the quality of medical care. In 2001, the German STD Society (DSTDG) published guidelines for syphilis diagnostics and treatment. For two reasons, these guidelines had to be reviewed urgently: Firstly, there is an obvious "renaissance" of syphilis among men having sex with men, which is complicated by a frequent comorbidity with HIV infection. Secondly, the standard drug for syphilis treatment in Germany, clemizole penicillin, has no longer been available since July 2003. In this article, the new German guidelines for syphilis treatment 2004, published by the DSTDG, are compared with other syphilis guidelines, which are valid for the European countries, i.e., the CDC, UK, Russian, and European guidelines 2002.

• Authors: H Schöfer
• Journal: Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete (Hautarzt) Vol. 56 Issue 2 Pg. 141-50 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0017-8470 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Behandlung der Syphilis. Deutsche und internationale Leitlinien--ein Vergleich.
• PMID: 15619079 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Benzimidazoles
• Drug Combinations
• Penicillins
• clemizolpenicillin
• Penicillin G

Topics

• AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections (cerebrospinal fluid, drug therapy, transmission)
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
• Benzimidazoles (pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
• Biological Availability
• Cross-Cultural Comparison
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Drug Approval (legislation & jurisprudence)
• Drug Combinations
• Europe
• Female
• Germany
• Half-Life
• Homosexuality, Male
• Humans
• Male
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Penicillin G (pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
• Penicillins (pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Syphilis (cerebrospinal fluid, drug therapy, transmission)
• United States