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Factors Associated with Serological Failure After Syphilis Therapy in People with Hiv-1 with Undetectable Viral Load

Aleksandra Hejnosz
1
,
Dagny C. Krankowska
2, 3
,
Agnieszka Lembas
2, 3
,
Mariusz Sapuła
2, 3
,
Mateusz Szczerba
1
,
Krzysztof Bratek
1
,
Tomasz Mikuła
2, 3
,
Andrzej Załęski
2, 3
,
Alicja Wiercińska-Drapało
2, 3

  1. Students’ Scientific Society of the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  2. Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  3. Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Warsaw, Poland
Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2025, 112, 291-296
Online publish date: 2025/12/30
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