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Acquired Macrolide-Resistant Treponema pallidum After a Human Bite

Robyn Neblett Fanfair, Mark Wallingford, Lana L. Long, Kai-Hua Chi, Allan Pillay, Cheng‐Yen Chen, Kimberly Workowski

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In Brief Syphilis is a systemic disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum that is usually acquired through sexual exposure. Syphilis is usually acquired after sexual contact with an infected sexual partner. We describe a case of primary syphilis transmitted by a human bite from nonsexual contact.

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Key concepts: Treponema, Syphilis, Medicine, Sexually transmitted disease, Primary Syphilis, Treponematosis, Syphilis Serodiagnosis, Virology