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

doi:10.1128/mBio.03162-20

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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ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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