Two Streptococcus pyogenes emm types and several anaerobic bacterial species are associated with idiopathic cutaneous ulcers in children after community-based mass treatment with azithromycin.

Two Streptococcus pyogenes emm types and several anaerobic bacterial species are associated with idiopathic cutaneous ulcers in children after community-based mass treatment with azithromycin.

<h4>Background</h4>In yaws-endemic areas, two-thirds of exudative cutaneous ulcers (CU) are associated with Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TP) and Haemophilus ducreyi (HD); one-third are classified as idiopathic ulcers (IU). A yaws eradication campaign on Lihir Island in Papua New G...

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Main Authors: Brad Griesenauer, Yue Xing, Katherine R Fortney, Xiang Gao, Camila González-Beiras, David E Nelson, Jie Ren, Oriol Mitjà, Qunfeng Dong, Stanley M Spinola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011009

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