학술논문
Haemophilus ducreyi Associated with Skin Ulcers among Children, Solomon Islands
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 10, Pp 1705-1707 (2014)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
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.