Haemophilus ducreyi as a cause of skin ulcers in children from a yaws-endemic area of Papua New Guinea: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Dr. Oriol Mitjà, MD (Author), Prof. Sheila A Lukehart, PhD (Author), Gideon Pokowas, HEO (Author), Penias Moses, HEO (Author), August Kapa, BSc (Author), Charmie Godornes, BSc (Author), Jennifer Robson, MD (Author), Sarah Cherian, MD (Author), Wendy Houinei, HEO (Author), Walter Kazadi, MD (Author), Prof. Peter Siba, PhD (Author), Elisa de Lazzari, MSc (Author), Quique Bassat, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Skin infections with ulceration are a major health problem in countries of the south Pacific region. Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and diagnosed by the presence of skin ulcers and a reactive syphilis serology, is one major cause, but this infection can be confuse...