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Volume 22, Number 1—January 2016
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis

Epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi Infections

Camila González-Beiras, Michael Marks, Cheng Y. Chen, Sally Roberts, and Oriol MitjàComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Nova University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (C. González-Beiras); Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona, Spain (C. González-Beiras, O. Mitjà); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK (M. Marks); Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London (M. Marks); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (C.Y. Chen); Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand (S. Roberts); Lihir Medical Centre, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea (O. Mitjà)

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Table 2

Characteristics of 14 studies of genital ulcers caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, 2000–2014*

Area, reference† Country Year of study Diagnostic method No. patients with GUD No. cases 
H. ducreyi infection % (95% CI)
Africa
Paz-Bailey et al. (16) Botswana 2002 PCR 137 1 0.7 (0.1–4.0)
Mehta et al. (48) Kenya 2007 M-PCR 59 0 0.0 (0.0–6.1)
Phiri et al. (49) Malawi 2006 M-PCR 398 60 15.0 (11.8–18.9)
Zimba et al. (50) Mozambique 2005 PCR 79 3 3.8 (1.3–10.9)
Tobias et al. (51) Namibia 2007 PCR 199 0 0.0 (0.0–1.8)
O’Farrell et al. (52) South Africa 2004 M-PCR 162 2 1.2 (0.3–4.6)
Lewis et al. (53) South Africa 2006 M-PCR 613 10 1.6 (0.9–2.9)
Nilsen et al. (54) Tanzania 2001 PCR 232 12 5.1 (2.9–8.8)
Suntoke et al. (55) Uganda 2006 M-PCR 100 2 2.0 (0.5–7.0)
Makasa et al. (56)
 Zambia
 2010
 PCR
 200
 0
 0 (0.0–1.8)
South America
Gomes Naveca et al. (57)
 Brazil
 2009
 PCR
 434
 0
 0 (0.0–0.8)
Middle East
Maan et al. (58)
 Pakistan
 2009
 Culture
 521
 20
 3.8 (2.5–5.8)
Europe
Hope-Rapp et al. (59)
 France
 2005
 Culture
 278
 8
 2.8 (1.4–5.5)
Oceania
Mackay et al. (60) Australia 2002 M-PCR 64 0 0.0 (0.0–5.6)

*GUD, genital ulcer disease; M-PCR, multiplex PCR.
†References 48–60 provided in the online Technical Appendix (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/EID/article/22/1/15-0425-Techapp1.pdf).

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