TY - JOUR AU - Guo, Shiqi AU - Guo, Qiang PY - 2021 DA - 2021/01/07 TI - Syphilis-associated septic cardiomyopathy: case report and review of the literature JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 33 VL - 21 IS - 1 AB - Septic cardiomyopathy has been observed in association with influenza, indicating that not only bacteria but also other infective agents can cause this condition. There has been no systematic study as to whether Treponema pallidum infection induces septic cardiomyopathy, and we are the first to report this possibility. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05722-z DO - 10.1186/s12879-020-05722-z ID - Guo2021 ER -