Haemophilus ducreyi infection in south florida: A rare disease on the rise?

Thomas M. Becker, Wallace Dewitt, Gary Van Dusen

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Abstract

Increased numbers of patients with genital ulcers sought medical attention in the Palm Beach County, Florida, Sexually Transmitted Disease clinics from Aug 1, 1982 to Aug 31, 1983. We established that a small proportion of subsequent cases of genital ulcers were caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, the etiologic agent associated with chancroid. We also set up a surveillance system to monitor this sexually transmitted infection, and have illuminated several recent cases of chancroid occurring in that area. This outbreak of chancroid suggests that clinicians practicing in south Florida consider chancroid (generally a rare disease in the United States) in their differential diagnoses of genital ulcers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)182-184
Number of pages3
JournalSouthern medical journal
Volume80
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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