Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140573
Personal Author:
Marks, Michael ; Chi, Kai-Hua ; Vahi, Ventis ; Pillay, Allan ; Sokana, Oliver ; ... More +
Marks, Michael ; Chi, Kai-Hua ; Vahi, Ventis ; Pillay, Allan ; Sokana, Oliver ; Pavluck, Alex ; Mabey, David C. ; Chen, Cheng Y. ; Solomon, Anthony W. Less -
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.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Chancroid
Child
Child, Preschool
Dispatch
Female
Haemophilus Ducreyi
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Skin Ulcer

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 20(10):1705-1707.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; WT102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom
102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom ; WT102807/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom Less -
Place as Subject:
Melanesia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:dad35ada29e2f99deba21a07b0803723af12d37fbcbc31569ae8333c8d54d894
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