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SyphilisReview of the Recent Literature
HERMAN BEERMAN, M.D.;
IRA L. SCHAMBERG, M.D.;
LESLIE NICHOLAS, M.D.;
MARVIN S. GREENBERG, M.D.;
T. Guthe, M.D.;
C. J. Hackett, M.D.
AMA Arch Intern Med. 1958;101(4):803-823.
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The retrospective theme of the previous syphilis review 1 has been replaced by one of evaluation of the present status of syphilis as reflected by the literature of this review period (July 1, 1956 to July 1, 1957). An editorial in the June, 1956, issue of the British Journal of Venereal Diseases emphasizes the need for international cooperation and interchange of knowledge in the field of venereal diseases. The Journal, therefore, invited leading venereologists in many Countries to submit articles outlining the current venereal disease status of their countries. A valuable and interesting picture is provided by this series of articles plus others from various sources. In practically all countries the attack rate of syphilis has dropped much more rapidly than has that of gonorrhea, although public health practices vary widely in the different communities. This phenomenon remains an enigma.
In Great Britain, for the first time since 1947, the
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Author Affiliations
Philadelphia With the Collaboration of; Geneva, Switzerland
From the University of Pennsylvania Departments of Dermatology, School of Medicine (Dr. Donald M. Pillsbury, Professor); The Graduate School of Medicine (Dr. Herman Beerman, Chairman), and the Venereal Disease Control Section, Division of Preventive Medicine, Philadelphia Department of Public Health (Dr. John William Lentz, Chief). Dr. Guthe and Dr. Hackett are with the World Health Organization.
Footnotes
Submitted for publication Sept. 10, 1957.
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