Single dose azithromycin for the treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi skin ulcers in Papua New Guinea
- Authors: Bieb S, Gavilán S, González-Beiras C, Houinei W, Kapa A, Martins R, Mitjà O, Paru R, Sanz S, Vall-Mayans M
- Publication Year: 2017
- Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Link: https://academic.oup.com/cid/article-abstract/65/12/2085/4083465?redirectedFrom=fulltext
BACKGROUND: Haemophilus ducreyi (HD) and Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue (TP) are major causative agents of cutaneous ulcer (CU) in the tropics. Azithromycin is recommended to treat sexually transmitted HD infections and has good in vitro activity against HD strains from both genital and skin ulcers. We investigated the efficacy of oral single-dose azithromycin on HD-CU. […]
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