• Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum , is the second most common cause of genital ulcers in the U.S. 7 Among active component service members, the incidence rate of syphilis was 5.0 cases per 10,000 p-yrs from 2013 through 2021. (health.mil)
  • Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum . (msdmanuals.com)
  • Treponema pallidum\ bacteria. (healthiack.com)
  • Highly active against most gram-negative bacteria: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, Shigella spp. (medicatione.com)
  • Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Shigella species, Acinetobacter species, Haemophilus influenzae (respiratory infections), Klebsiella species (respiratory and urinary infections). (rxlist.com)
  • Doxycycline is indicated for treatment of infections caused by the following gram-negative bacteria, when bacteriologic testing indicates appropriate susceptibility to the drug: Escherichia coli. (mlivehosted.com)
  • Topical treatment of various infectious diseases of the eye and its appendages caused by drug-sensitive bacteria: acute and subacute conjunctivitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, blepharitis, corneal bacterial ulcers with or without hypopionia, bacterial keratoconus and bacterium keratoconus and keratoconus. (myphages.com)
  • Demeclocycline is bacteriostatic (it impairs bacterial growth but does not kill bacteria directly). (pharmacycode.com)
  • A new Chapter 6, Bacterial Genetics, reviews basic genetics and moves on the focus on transformation, conjugation and transduction as strategies of genetic exchange in bacteria. (vivabooksindia.com)
  • It active against gram-positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus spp. (sdrugs.com)
  • 8] isolates, but later on was found in other were from our own collection and O42, enteric bacteria such as Shigella spp. (who.int)
  • Complete Genome Sequences of 11 Haemophilus ducreyi Isolates from Children with Cutaneous Lesions in Vanuatu and Ghana. (cdc.gov)
  • We determined that OmpP4 is broadly conserved among clinical isolates of H. ducreyi . (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although antigen detection, serology, and genetic amplification methods are sometimes used to diagnose infections with H. ducreyi and the genetic tests have greater sensitivity, they are not widely available, so cultures are currently considered the "gold standard" test. (wikipedia.org)
  • The global epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi infections microbiological diagnoses. (cdc.gov)
  • To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of azithromycin tablets and other antibacterial drugs, azithromycin tablets should be used only to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. (nih.gov)
  • Proteins in the blood that are produced in response to an antigen to fight potential infections from bacteria and viruses. (unhushed.org)
  • STD Sample Self-Collection Kit detects and identifies 13 sexually transmitted infections (viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites) with results in just 48 hours, all from the comfort of your home. (diag.vn)
  • In tropical countries, non-venereal ulcerative Haemophilus ducreyi infections also occur (see Fig. (altmeyers.org)
  • Non-venereally transmitted Haemophilus ducreyi infection (ulcus molle): Haemophilus ducreyi infections of the skin also occur in tropical countries as non-venereally transmitted painful, chronic ulcers. (altmeyers.org)
  • In non-venereal Haemophilus ducreyi infections of the skin, numerous chroic ulcers of other etiologies may be considered. (altmeyers.org)
  • Respiratory tract infections caused by Haemophilus influenzae. (mlivehosted.com)
  • As a result of skin ulcers involving H. ducreyi . (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to genital ulcers, H. ducreyi causes chronic skin ulcerations, particularly in children from developing countries. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The Campylobacter bacterium can produce a toxin that is genetically related to the cholera toxin. (innvista.com)
  • anaerobic bacteria: Bacteroides fragilis. (sdrugs.com)
  • These genes were identified using a comparative genome analysis of 215 strains belonging to ten human-related Haemophilus (sub)species (training dataset). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The newly developed algorithm can differentiate between clinically relevant Haemophilus species including, but not limited to, H. influenzae , H. haemolyticus , and H. parainfluenzae . (biomedcentral.com)
  • The genus Haemophilus includes 10 (sub)species that exclusively or predominantly colonize and infect humans [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • as model bacteria for pathogen evolution. (cdc.gov)
  • Given the relative simplicity of the disease and the well-defined structures for H. ducreyi LOS, this organism represents an ideal model system for studying the pathway(s) leading to sialic acid expression in these surface glycolipids and the role of sialylated LOS in host-pathogen interactions. (grantome.com)
  • H. ducreyi (gram-negative rod) is a uniquely human pathogen. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • PAL is conserved among H. ducreyi strains and contains a surface-exposed epitope defined by the monoclonal antibody 3B9 [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It can also identify putative haemin-independent H. haemolyticus strains and determine the serotype of typeable Haemophilus strains. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sialic acid is used by many human pathogens, including bacteria, viruses and trypanosomes, and is an important sugar in cell recognition mechanisms throughout biology. (grantome.com)
  • Haemophilus ducreyi is a gram-negative, coccoid, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium of the genus Haemophilus to which another 15 human pathogens (e.g. (altmeyers.org)
  • A comprehensive method for amplicon-based and metagenomic characterization of viruses, bacteria, and eukaryotes in freshwater samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Sexually transmitted infectious disease (STI) caused by Haemophilus ducreyi, which is rare in industrialized countries and no longer subject to compulsory reporting, with distribution mainly in tropical subtropical areas and major European cities and ports. (altmeyers.org)
  • This article provides an overview of the most important human pathogenic bacteria. (amboss.com)
  • The following table provides an overview of the nomenclature of important human pathogenic bacteria, according to their form and Gram staining properties. (amboss.com)
  • Wising C, Azem J, Zetterberg M, Svensson LA, Ahlman K, Lagergard T. Induction of apoptosis/necrosis in various human cell lineages by Haemophilus ducreyi cytolethal distending toxin. (medscape.com)
  • We next constructed and characterized an isogenic ompP4 mutant, designated 35000HP ompP4 , in H. ducreyi strain 35000HP. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In this model, adult volunteers are inoculated with H. ducreyi strain 35000HP, or its isogenic derivatives, on the skin overlying the upper deltoid. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The bacterium contains a fimbria-like protein (flp) operon encoding proteins to promote adherence and pathogenesis. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Bacteria belonging to the genus Haemophilus cause a wide range of diseases in humans. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Members of the genus Haemophilus are small, pleomorphic gammaproteobacteria that are characterized by their dependency on the blood factors haemin (X-factor) and/or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (V-factor) for growth [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Haemophilus ducreyi is also known to cause the regional lymph nodes, particularly in the inguinal region, to enlarge and become inflamed, and this is called a bubo. (picmonic.com)
  • However, culturing and identifying these bacteria are difficult, so the diagnosis relies more on symptoms and likelihood of being exposed to the infection. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Our new classification database and algorithm have the potential to improve diagnosis and surveillance of Haemophilus spp. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These results indicate that expression of OmpP4 in not necessary for H. ducreyi to initiate disease or progress to pustule formation in humans. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A 2017 Cochrane literature review comparing the efficacy of macrolides for the treatment of H ducreyi infection in sexually active adults found low-quality evidence to suggest there is no statistically significant difference between azithromycin and the available therapeutic alternatives and suggested that azithromycin could be considered as first-line therapy. (medscape.com)