Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands

During a survey of yaws prevalence in the Solomon Islands, we collected samples from skin ulcers of 41 children. Using PCR, we identified Haemophilus ducreyi infection in 13 (32%) children. PCR-positive and PCR-negative ulcers were phenotypically indistinguishable. Emergence of H. ducreyi as a cause...

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Autores principales: Marks, Michael, Chi, Kai-Hua, Vahi, Ventis, Pillay, Allan, Sokana, Oliver, Pavluck, Alex, Mabey, David C., Chen, Cheng Y., Solomon, Anthony W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25271477
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140573
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author Marks, Michael
Chi, Kai-Hua
Vahi, Ventis
Pillay, Allan
Sokana, Oliver
Pavluck, Alex
Mabey, David C.
Chen, Cheng Y.
Solomon, Anthony W.
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description During a survey of yaws prevalence in the Solomon Islands, we collected samples from skin ulcers of 41 children. Using PCR, we identified Haemophilus ducreyi infection in 13 (32%) children. PCR-positive and PCR-negative ulcers were phenotypically indistinguishable. Emergence of H. ducreyi as a cause of nongenital ulcers may affect the World Health Organization’s yaws eradication program.
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spelling pubmed-41932792014-10-15 Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands Marks, Michael Chi, Kai-Hua Vahi, Ventis Pillay, Allan Sokana, Oliver Pavluck, Alex Mabey, David C. Chen, Cheng Y. Solomon, Anthony W. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch During a survey of yaws prevalence in the Solomon Islands, we collected samples from skin ulcers of 41 children. Using PCR, we identified Haemophilus ducreyi infection in 13 (32%) children. PCR-positive and PCR-negative ulcers were phenotypically indistinguishable. Emergence of H. ducreyi as a cause of nongenital ulcers may affect the World Health Organization’s yaws eradication program. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4193279/ /pubmed/25271477 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140573 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands
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