title: 2017 European guideline for the management of chancroid.
abstract: Chancroid is a sexually acquired infection 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. Nucleic acid amplification tests can demonstrate the bacterium in suspected cases. Antibiotics are usually effective in curing chancroid.
authors.affiliation: 1 Outpatient Clinic of Dermatology & Venereology, City Hospital Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Odense University Hospital, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.affiliation: 3 Slagelse Sygehus, Department of Clinical Microbiology, Denmark.
authors.forename: Jens Jørgen
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.affiliation: 4 STI Unit Vall d'Hebron-Drassanes, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marti Vall
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mayans
authors.affiliation: 5 Section of STI, Olafia Clinic, Oslo University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002602:Chancroid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006191:Haemophilus ducreyi / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Haemophilus ducreyi; chancroid; sexually transmitted infection