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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

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

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
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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
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In vitro model of Haemophilus ducreyi adherence to and entry into eukaryotic cells of genital origin

, 1993
Electron microscopy was used to examine Haemophilus ducreyi adherence to and entry into eukaryotic cells of genital origin. A clinical H. ducreyi isolate (90-244) adhered in snake-like whorls to the surfaces of cervicalcarcinoma cells (Hel.a 229 ...
J. Palefsky, N. P. Dekker, Geo F. Brooks, Nusi P. Dekker, Joel Palefsky, Claudia J. Lammel, C. J. Lammel, G. F. Brooks   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Epidemiological Patterns of Genital Ulcer Disease and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Public Clinic Attendees in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Diseases
Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are common globally, posing significant public health challenges and financial strain, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Thembisa R. Tshaka, Lindiwe M. Faye, Teke R. Apalata, Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monoclonal antibodies against Haemophilus lipopolysaccharides: clone DP8 specific for Haemophilus ducreyi and clone DH24 binding to lacto-N-neotetraose

, 1995
Mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) DP8 [immunoglobulin G1(kappa)] and DH24 [immunoglobulin M(kappa)], which are specific for Haemophilus ducreyi lipopolysaccharide (LPS), were generated by fusing mouse myeloma NS0 cells with spleen cells of BALB/c mice ...
Hendriksen, D, Roggen, EL, Jansson, PE, Jonasson, J, Lindberg, AA, Ahmed, HJ, Borrelli, S, Piot, P   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Haemophilus ducreyi Cutaneous Ulcer Strains Diverged from Both Class I and Class II Genital Ulcer Strains: Implications for Epidemiological Studies.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundHaemophilus ducreyi has emerged as a major cause of cutaneous ulcers (CU) in yaws-endemic regions of the tropics in the South Pacific, South East Asia and Africa. H.
Dharanesh Gangaiah, Stanley M Spinola
doaj   +1 more source