Volume 22, Number 1—January 2016
CME ACTIVITY - Synopsis
Epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi Infections
Table 2
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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