Increase in Ocular Syphilis Cases at Ophthalmologic Reference Center, France, 2012–2015
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Increase in Ocular Syphilis Cases at Ophthalmologic Reference Center, France, 2012–2015
We describe the frequency, demographic and clinical features, and visual outcomes of ocular syphilis infections observed during 2012-2015 at a tertiary reference center in Paris, France. Twenty-one cases (29 eyes) were identified. The occurrence of ocular syphilis increased from 1 case in 2012 to 5 cases in 2013, 6 cases in 2014, and 9 cases in 2015 (2.22-25.21/1,000 individual patients/year fo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2402.171167