When I was at medical school more than 50 years ago I was told to expect the end of syphilis with the advent of Penicillin. Now from New South Wales in Australia we learn of a doubling of Syphilis between 2002 and 2005. Ocular syphliis which used to be rare is becoming more commonplace, particularly in the Gay Community, where prevention of STDS occurs rarely, Reported at http://www.promedmail.org
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