Haemophilus ducreyi: clinical disease and pathogenesis.
Haemophilus ducreyi causes the sexually transmitted disease chancroid, which facilitates the transmission of HIV infection. This review focuses on recent advances in the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and pathogenesis of this disease.
Al-Tawfiq
Jaffar A
JA
Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia. tawfiqja@aramco.com.sa
Spinola
Stanley M
SM
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002602:Chancroid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D014774:Virulence
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents