By Elizabeth Boskey, Ph.D., About.com
Updated August 07, 2007
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Most doctors diagnose chancroid based on the appearance of the sores. However, it is also possible for health care providers to test for chancroid by taking a swab of a genital ulcer and testing it for Haemophilus ducreyi – the type of bacteria that causes chancroid.
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