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Adenoidectomy Due to Hyperplasia of Adenoids. Treponema Pallidum as a Potential Causative Pathogen

The Laryngoscope, Volume 134, Issue 2, Page 762-763, February 2024.
Katja Großschädl, Thomas Weiland, Clemens Schöffl, Gregor Gorkiewicz, Birgit Sadoghi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cross-sectional study of 'yaws' in districts of Ghana which have previously undertaken azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma control.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is reportedly endemic in Ghana. Mass distribution of azithromycin is now the cornerstone of the WHO yaws eradication campaign.
Rosanna Ghinai, Philip El-Duah, Kai-Hua Chi, Allan Pillay, Anthony W Solomon, Robin L Bailey, Nsiire Agana, David C W Mabey, Cheng-Yen Chen, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Michael Marks   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study of single-dose treatment of chancroid using thiamphenicol versus Azithromycin

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
A study was conducted in São Paulo, Brazil, to compare azithromycin with thiamphenicol for the single-dose treatment of chancroid. In all, 54 men with chancroid were tested.
Walter B. Junior, Nilton G. Di Chiacchio, Nilton Di Chiacchio, Ricardo Romiti, Paulo R. Criado, Paulo Eduardo N. Ferreira Velho   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ulceras genitais causadas por infecções sexualmente transmissíveis: actualização do diagnóstico e terapêuticas, e a sua importância na pandemia do VIH.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2007
The sexual transmitted pathogens associated with genital ulcers are Treponema pallidum, Haemophilus ducreyi, Calymmatobacterium granulomatis, Chlamydia trachomatis and Herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2.
João Borges Da Costa, Dulce Domingues, R Castro, Filomena Exposto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of the Flp proteins by Haemophilus ducreyi is necessary for virulence in human volunteers

BMC Microbiology, 2011
Background Haemophilus ducreyi, the causative agent of the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, contains a flp (fimbria like protein) operon that encodes proteins predicted to contribute to adherence and pathogenesis. H.
Zwickl Beth W, Fortney Kate R, Katz Barry P, Baker Beth, Walsh Jessica, Cooney Sean A, Janowicz Diane M, Ellinger Sheila, Munson Robert S   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canadian Laboratory Standards for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Best Practice Guidelines

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2005
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) continue to spread, and show no international boundaries. Diseases such as gonorrhea and syphilis, which we thought were under control in Canadian populations, have increased in incidence.
Max A Chernesky, David Patrick
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammatory and Bone Remodeling Responses to the Cytolethal Distending Toxins

Cells, 2014
The cytolethal distending toxins (CDTs) are a family of exotoxins produced by a wide range of Gram-negative bacteria. They are known for causing genotoxic stress to the cell, resulting in growth arrest and eventually apoptotic cell death. Nevertheless,
Georgios N. Belibasakis, Nagihan Bostanci   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Formate production is dispensable for <i>Haemophilus ducreyi</i> virulence in human volunteers. [PDF]

Infect Immun, 2023
Brothwell JA, Fortney KR, Williams JS, Batteiger TA, Duplantier R, Grounds D, Jannasch AS, Katz BP, Spinola SM.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dispensability of Ascorbic Acid Uptake and Utilization Encoded by ulaABCD for the Virulence of Haemophilus ducreyi in Humans. [PDF]

J Infect Dis, 2023
Brothwell JA, Fortney KR, Batteiger T, Katz BP, Spinola SM.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Erratum for Brothwell et al., "Haemophilus ducreyi Infection Induces Oxidative Stress, Central Metabolic Changes, and a Mixed Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Environment in the Human Host". [PDF]

mBio, 2023
Brothwell JA, Fortney KR, Gao H, Wilson LS, Andrews CF, Tran TM, Hu X, Batteiger TA, Barnes S, Liu Y, Spinola SM.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source