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Vladas Kaupas, MD, MPH
Concord, NH

JAMA. 1970;213(13):2272.

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To the Editor.—

Janet B. Hardy et al in their paper "Failure of Penicillin in a Newborn with Congenital Syphilis" (212:1345-1349, 1970) state that: "She was also [in addition to pregnancy] found to have an acute gonococcal infection, subsequently confirmed by culture, and received immediate treatment with benzathine penicillin G, 2.4 million units given intramuscularly." The authors later comment that the type and dose of penicillin administered is "generally accepted as curative for syphilis in early stages." However, it is evident from their article that the patient was seen in a prenatal clinic with gonorrhea and that the treatment was not intended for syphilis, but for gonorrhea. An article coming from a reputable institution might mislead some readers into believing that benzathine penicillin G is also an accepted agent in treating gonorrhea. Unfortunately this is not the case. The National Communicable Disease Center, Venereal Disease Branch, Atlanta, recommends the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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