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- Title
Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands.
- Authors
Marks, Michael; Kai-Hua Chi; Vahi, Ventis; Pillay, Allan; Sokana, Oliver; Pavluck, Alex; Mabey, David C.; Chen, Cheng Y.; Solomon, Anthony W.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
SKIN diseases; ULCERS; PEDIATRIC dermatology; HAEMOPHILUS ducreyi; HAEMOPHILUS diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014, Vol 20, Issue 10, p1705
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2010.140573