Multiple Class i and Class II Haemophilus ducreyi Strains Cause Cutaneous Ulcers in Children on an Endemic Island
- Authors: Abecasis A, Amick KM, Fortney KR, Gangaiah D, González-Beiras C, Grant JC, Humphreys TL, Mitjà O, Spinola SM
- Publication Year: 2018
- Journal: Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29897409
BACKGROUND: Together with Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, Haemophilus ducreyi is a major cause of exudative cutaneous ulcers (CUs) in children. For H. ducreyi, both class I and class II strains, asymptomatic colonization, and environmental reservoirs have been found in endemic regions, but the epidemiology of this infection is unknown. METHODS: Based on published whole-genome sequences […]
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