Danyang Zou

Detection of Treponema pallidum DNA in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma across all stages of syphilis in HIV-negative patients: prevalence and clinical correlates

Treponema pallidum ( T. pallidum ) can invade the central nervous system (CNS), yet the prevalence and clinical correlates of CSF T. pallidum DNA positivity across all stages of syphilis remain incompletely characterized. Paired CSF and plasma samples were collected from 155 untr...