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 recommend...

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Autores principales: Kibadi, Kapay, Boelaert, Marleen, Fraga, Alexandra G., Kayinua, Makanzu, Longatto-Filho, Adhemar, Minuku, Jean-Bedel, Mputu-Yamba, Jean-Baptiste, Muyembe-Tamfum, Jean-Jacques, Pedrosa, Jorge, Roux, Jean-Jacques, Meyers, Wayne M., Portaels, Françoise
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20625556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000736

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897843/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20625556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000736

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