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Diagnostics for Yaws Eradication: Insights From Direct Next-Generation Sequencing of Cutaneous Strains of Treponema pallidum

BACKGROUND: Yaws-like chronic ulcers can be caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, Haemophilus ducreyi, or other, still-undefined bacteria. To permit accurate evaluation of yaws elimination efforts, programmatic use of molecular diagnostics is required. The accuracy and sensitivity of cur...

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Autores principales: Marks, Michael, Fookes, Maria, Wagner, Josef, Butcher, Robert, Ghinai, Rosanna, Sokana, Oliver, Sarkodie, Yaw-Adu, Lukehart, Sheila A, Solomon, Anthony W, Mabey, David C W, Thomson, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29045605
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix892