Haemophilus ducreyi associated with skin ulcers among children, Solomon Islands.
Michael Marks ;
Kai-Hua Chi;
Ventis Vahi;
Allan Pillay;
Oliver Sokana;
Alex Pavluck;
David C Mabey ;
Cheng Y Chen;
Anthony W Solomon;
(2014)
Haemophilus ducreyi associated with skin ulcers among children, Solomon Islands.
Emerging infectious diseases, 20 (10).
pp. 1705-1707.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: 10.3201/eid2010.140573
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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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193279 (OA Location)
- 10.3201/eid2010.140573 (DOI)
- 25271477 (PubMed)
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