Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Marks, Michael ; Chi, Kai-Hua ; Vahi, Ventis ; Pillay, Allan ; Sokana, Oliver ; Pavluck, Alex ; Mabey, David C. ; Chen, Cheng Y. ; Solomon, Anthony W.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Chancroid Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Female Haemophilus Ducreyi Humans Male Polymerase Chain Reaction Skin Ulcer

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(10):1705-1707.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; WT102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
• Place as Subject:
  Melanesia
• Location:
  Melanesia
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dad35ada29e2f99deba21a07b0803723af12d37fbcbc31569ae8333c8d54d894
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25670/cdc_25670_DS1.pdf
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