In the absence of treatment, the chancroid lesion can persist for months to years.
Treatment is with cotrimoxazole or erythromycin.
Control of the infection at the community level is probably best effected by the promotion of the use of condoms. In the developing world prostitutes are thought to represent a reservoir of infection.
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