Sequence typing of Haemophilus ducreyi isolated from patients in the Namatanai region of Papua New Guinea: Infections by Class I and Class II strain types differ in ulcer duration and resurgence of infection after azithromycin treatment.

Autor: Monica Medappa, Petra Pospíšilová, Lucy N John, Camila González-Beiras, Marti Vall-Mayans, Oriol Mitjà, David Šmajs

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 8, p e0012398 (2024)

Haemophilus ducreyi (HD) is an important cause of cutaneous ulcers in several endemic regions, including the Western Pacific Region, especially among children. An HD sequence typing on swab samples taken from 1,081 ulcers in the Namatanai district of

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Trial of Three Rounds of Mass Azithromycin Administration for Yaws Eradication

Autor: Lucy N. John, Camila G. Beiras, Wendy Houinei, Monica Medappa, Maria Sabok, Reman Kolmau, Eunice Jonathan, Edward Maika, James K. Wangi, Petra Pospíšilová, David Šmajs, Dan Ouchi, Iván Galván-Femenía, Mathew A. Beale, Lorenzo Giacani, Bonaventura Clotet, Eric Q. Mooring, Michael Marks, Martí Vall-Mayans, Oriol Mitjà

Publikováno v: The New England journal of medicine
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BACKGROUND: Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue causes yaws. Strategies to better control, eliminate, and eradicate yaws are needed. METHODS: In an open-label, cluster-randomized, community-based trial conducted in a yaws-endemic area of Papua New

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34986286