Failure of PCR to Detect Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue DNA in Blood in Latent Yaws

• Michael Marks ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael Marks, Samantha Katz

  * E-mail: Michael.marks@lshtm.ac.uk

  Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom

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• Samantha Katz ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Michael Marks, Samantha Katz

  Affiliation Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Kai-Hua Chi,

  Affiliation Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Ventis Vahi,

  Affiliation Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Honiara, Solomon Islands

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• Yongcheng Sun,

  Affiliation Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• David C. Mabey,

  Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom

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• Anthony W. Solomon,

  Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom

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• Cheng Y. Chen,

  Affiliation Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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• Allan Pillay

  Affiliation Laboratory Reference and Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

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