Haemophilus ducreyi Cutaneous Ulcer Strains Are Nearly Identical to Class I Genital Ulcer Strains.

• Main Authors: Dharanesh Gangaiah (Author), Kristen M Webb (Author), Tricia L Humphreys (Author), Kate R Fortney (Author), Evelyn Toh (Author), Albert Tai (Author), Samantha S Katz (Author), Allan Pillay (Author), Cheng-Yen Chen (Author), Sally A Roberts (Author), Robert S Munson (Author), Stanley M Spinola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Although cutaneous ulcers (CU) in the tropics is frequently attributed to Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, the causative agent of yaws, Haemophilus ducreyi has emerged as a major cause of CU in yaws-endemic regions of the South Pacific islands and Africa. H. ducreyi is generally su...