Response to treatment in a prospective cohort of patients with large ulcerated lesions suspected to be Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans disease).

Response to treatment in a prospective cohort of patients with large ulcerated lesions suspected to be Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans disease).

BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) advises treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, also called "Buruli ulcer" (BU), with a combination of the antibiotics rifampicin and streptomycin (R+S), whether followed by surgery or not. In endemic areas, a clinical case definition is...

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Main Authors: Kapay Kibadi, Marleen Boelaert, Alexandra G Fraga, Makanzu Kayinua, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Jean-Bedel Minuku, Jean-Baptiste Mputu-Yamba, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Jorge Pedrosa, Jean-Jacques Roux, Wayne M Meyers, Françoise Portaels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2897843?pdf=render

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