Sequence typing of Haemophilus ducreyi isolated from patients in the Namatanai region of Papua New Guinea: Infections by Class I and Class II strain types differ in ulcer duration and resurgence of infection after azithromycin treatment.
Haemophilus ducreyi (HD) is an important cause of cutaneous ulcers in several endemic regions, including the Western Pacific Region, especially among children. An HD sequence typing on swab samples taken from 1,081 ulcers in the Namatanai district of Papua New Guinea, during the pilot study for trea...
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Main Authors: | Monica Medappa (Author), Petra Pospíšilová (Author), Lucy N John (Author), Camila González-Beiras (Author), Marti Vall-Mayans (Author), Oriol Mitjà (Author), David Šmajs (Author) |
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2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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