mBio
(Feb 2021)
Streptococcus pyogenes Is Associated with Idiopathic Cutaneous Ulcers in Children on a Yaws-Endemic Island
Brad Griesenauer,
Camila González-Beiras,
Katherine R. Fortney,
Huaiying Lin,
Xiang Gao,
Charmie Godornes,
David E. Nelson,
Barry P. Katz,
Sheila A. Lukehart,
Oriol Mitjà,
Qunfeng Dong,
Stanley M. Spinola
Affiliations
Brad Griesenauer
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Camila González-Beiras
Carretera de Canyet, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Katherine R. Fortney
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Huaiying Lin
Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
Xiang Gao
Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
Charmie Godornes
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
David E. Nelson
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Barry P. Katz
Department of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Sheila A. Lukehart
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Oriol Mitjà
Carretera de Canyet, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Qunfeng Dong
Department of Medicine, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
Stanley M. Spinola
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03162-20
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12,
no. 1
Abstract
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Cutaneous ulcers (CU) affect approximately 100,000 children in the tropics each year. While two-thirds of CU are caused by Treponema pallidumpertenueHaemophilus ducreyi
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