Susan M. Dutro

TL;DR: Young age, multiple recent partners, prior miscarriage, smoking, menstrual cycle, and douching were positively associated with M. genitalium, whereas bacterial vaginosis and cunnilingus were negatively associated, suggesting that this organism may be a cause of MPC.

TL;DR: The hypothesis that the H. ducreyi hemolysin is important in the pathogenesis of chancroid and may contribute to ulcer formation, invasion of epithelial cells, and evasion of the immune response is supported.

TL;DR: The MgPa-IMW PCR assay is sensitive and specific for the detection of M. genitalium in patient specimens and should facilitate large-scale screening for this organism.

TL;DR: PCR assays used to determine the etiology of genital ulcers in patients presenting to a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Dakar, Senegal, and evaluated the ability of two PCR tests and two serological tests to detect current Haemophilus ducreyi infection indicate that the adsorption EIA detects both current and past infection.

TL;DR: This study indicates that hemolysin is a possible candidate for vaccine development due to its immunogenicity, expression in vitro and in vivo by most, if not all, strains, and the effect of immunization on reducing the recovery of viable H. ducreyi in experimental disease in rabbits.