< i > Haemophilus ducreyi < /i > Cutaneous Ulcer Strains Diverged from Both Class I and Class II Genital Ulcer Strains: Implications for Epidemiological Studies

Conclusions/SignificanceCU strains diverged from multiple lineages within both class I and class II GU strains. Multilocus sequence typing ofdsrA-hgbA-ncaA could be reliably used for epidemiological investigation of CU and GU strains. As class II strains grow relatively poorly and are relatively more susceptible to vancomycin than class I strains, these findings have implications for methods to recover CU strains. Comparison of contemporary CU and GU isolates would help clarify the relationship between these entities.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research