Bejel in Cuba: molecular identification of Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum in patients diagnosed with venereal syphilis.

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Bejel, caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum (TEN), was until now considered as a non-venereal disease endemic in areas with hot and dry climates. This study has identified TEN in clinical samples from Cuban patients previously diagnosed with syphilis.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin. Microbiol. Infect.

Title: Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1469-0691

ISSN (Print): 1198-743X

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 16 2018

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[1 ] Department of Mycology-Bacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kourí', Havana, Cuba.

[2 ] Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic.

[3 ] Department of Medical Microbiology, ADMED Microbiology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.

[4 ] Department of Biology, Masaryk University, Brno, 625 00, Czech Republic. Electronic address: dsmajs@med.muni.cz.

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Publisher Item ID: S1198-743X(18)30154-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.02.006

PubMed ID: 29454847

SO-VID: ecde5690-7c3a-4848-8347-c7193aad48cb

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Keywords: Molecular typing,Bejel,Cuba,Diagnosis,Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum

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Keywords: Molecular typing, Bejel, Cuba, Diagnosis, Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum

Bejel in Cuba: molecular identification of Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum in patients diagnosed with venereal syphilis.

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