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Prevalence of Buruli Ulcer in Akonolinga Health District, Cameroon: Results of a Cross Sectional Survey

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic, indolent necrotizing disease of the skin and underlying tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, which may result in functional incapacity. In 2002, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened a BU programme in Akonolinga Hospital, Cameroon, offering antibiotic...

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Autores principales:	Porten, Klaudia, Sailor, Karen, Comte, Eric, Njikap, Adelaide, Sobry, Agnes, Sihom, Francois, Meva'a, Abanda, Eyangoh, Sarah, Myatt, Mark, Nackers, Fabienne, Grais, Rebecca F.
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2009
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2693667/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19547747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000466

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