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Infectious Disease
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Do you routinely treat patients with neurosyphilis with IM penicillin for 1-3 weeks after completing a full treatment course of IV penicillin?
https://www.cdc.gov/std/treatment-guidelines/neurosyphilis.htm
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