Outpatient Oral Doxycycline Therapy for Ocular Syphilis

JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Dec 2;7(12):e2449364. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49364.

Authors

Yicheng K Bao^{1

2}, Jodi Hwang^{1

2}, Christopher Long^{1

2}, Kusha Davar³, Nahel Kapadia³, Brad Spellberg², Brandon Wong², Narsing Rao¹, Brian C Toy^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Roski Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.
³ Division of Infectious Diseases, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

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Plain language summary

This cohort study compares the outcomes of oral doxycycline therapy with those of intravenous penicillin therapy among patients with ocular syphilis.