Would you consider single dose benzathine penicillin G for treatment of latent syphilis of unknown duration based on recent observational data suggesting non-inferiority of one vs three doses for management of all stages of syphilis, as well as to mitigate issues with adherence, poor follow up, and drug shortage?
Hook et al., PMID 40902161
Pugsley et al., PMID 41725190
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Infectious Disease · University of Washington Center for AIDS and STD
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Yes. I would now consider a single dose of benzathine penicillin G the treatment of choice for all asymptomatic late syphilis in addition to primary, secondary, and latent syphilis under a year in duration. The 3-dose BPG recommendation always was pretty much data-free, an echo of the early days of ...
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