title: European guideline for the management of chancroid, 2011.
abstract: Chancroid is a sexually acquired disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. The infection is characterized by one or more genital ulcers, which are soft and painful, and regional lymphadenitis which may develop into buboes. The infection may easily be misidentified due to its rare occurrence in Europe and difficulties in detecting the causative pathogen. H. ducreyi is difficult to culture. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can demonstrate the bacterium in suspected cases. Antibiotics will usually be efficient for curing chancroid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark. michael.kemp@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vall-Mayans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002602:Chancroid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents