A nurse in the outpatient clinic notes that a patient has been treated for syphilis three separate times in the past 2 years.What should the antibiotic treatment for this patient consist of this time?

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Penicillin G is the first-line treatment for syphilis, but patients who have been treated for syphilis three times in the past 2 years should receive a longer course of treatment with penicillin G and oral tetracycline antibiotic medications.

A Nurse in the Outpatient Clinic Notes That a Patient