Cerebrospinal fluid examination may be useful in diagnosing neurosyphilis in asymptomatic HIV+ patients with syphilis
Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Lumbar puncture in neurologically asymptomatic HIV+ patients is still under debate. There are different criteria for detecting neurosyphilis through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), especially in cases that are negative through the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), regarding cellularity and...
Infecciones Asintomáticas, Estudios Transversales, Seropositividad para VIH/líquido cefalorraquídeo, Inmunoglobulina G/líquido cefalorraquídeo, Neurosífilis/líquido cefalorraquídeo, Neurosífilis/diagnóstico, Sensibilidad y Especificidad, Treponema pallidum/inmunología, Treponema pallidum/aislamiento & purificación