Chancroid

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Key articles

Steen R. Eradicating chancroid. Bull World Health Organ. 2001;79(9):818-26.Full text  Abstract

Spinola, SM. Chancroid and Haemophilus ducreyi. In: Holmes KK, Sparling PF, Stamm WE, et al, eds. Sexually transmitted diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008:689-700.

Augenbraun MH. Genital skin and mucous membrane lesions. In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ, eds. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's principles and practice of infectious diseases. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2015:1341-8.

Workowski KA, Bachmann LH, Chan PA, et al. Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2021 Jul 23;70(4):1-187.Full text  Abstract

Workowski KA, Bachmann LH, Chan PA, et al. Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2021 Jul 23;70(4):1-187.Full text  Abstract

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30. Bauer ME, Spinola SM. Localization of Haemophilus ducreyi at the pustular stage of disease in the human model of infection. Infect Immun. 2000 Apr;68(4):2309-14.Full text  Abstract

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33. Throm RE, Spinola SM. Transcription of candidate virulence genes of Haemophilus ducreyi during infection of human volunteers. Infect Immun. 2001 Mar;69(3):1483-7.Full text  Abstract

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56. Orle KA, Gates CA, Martin DH, et al. Simultaneous PCR detection of Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 from genital ulcers. J Clin Microbiol. 1996 Jan;34(1):49-54.Full text  Abstract

57. Mackay IM, Harnett G, Jeoffreys N, et al. Detection and discrimination of herpes simplex viruses, Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and Calymmatobacterium (Klebsiella) granulomatis from genital ulcers. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 May 15;42(10):1431-8.Full text  Abstract

58. Roy-Leon JE, Lauzon WD, Toye B, et al. In vitro and in vivo activity of combination antimicrobial agents on Haemophilus ducreyi. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2005 Sep;56(3):552-8.Full text  Abstract

59. Knapp JS, Back AF, Babst AF, et al. In vitro susceptibilities of isolates of Haemophilus ducreyi from Thailand and from the United States to currently recommended and newer agents for the treatment of chancroid. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1993 Jul;37(7):1552-5.Full text  Abstract

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62. Elkins C, Yi K, Olsen B, et al. Development of a serological test for Haemophilus ducreyi for seroprevalence studies. J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Apr;38(4):1520-6.Full text  Abstract

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65. Romero L, Huerfano C, Grillo-Ardila CF. Macrolides for treatment of Haemophilus ducreyi infection in sexually active adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Dec 11;(12):CD012492.Full text  Abstract

66. Annan NT, Lewis DA. Treatment of chancroid in resource-poor countries. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2005 Apr;3(2):295-306. Abstract

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69. Al-Tawfiq JA, Palmer KL, Chen CY, et al. Experimental infection of human volunteers with Haemophilus ducreyi does not confer protection against subsequent challenge. J Infect Dis. 1999 May;179(5):1283-7.Full text  Abstract

70. Afonina G, Leduc I, Nepluev I, et al. Immunization with the Haemophilus ducreyi hemoglobin receptor HgbA protects against infection in the swine model of chancroid. Infect Immun. 2006 Apr;74(4):2224-32.Full text  Abstract

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