Geographic Distribution, Age Pattern and Sites of Lesions in a Cohort of Buruli Ulcer Patients from the Mapé Basin of Cameroon

Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, occurs most frequently in children in West Africa. Risk factors for BU include proximity to slow flowing water, poor wound care and not wearing protective clothing. Man-made alterations of the environment...

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Autores principales: Bratschi, Martin W., Bolz, Miriam, Minyem, Jacques C., Grize, Leticia, Wantong, Fidèle G., Kerber, Sarah, Njih Tabah, Earnest, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Mou, Ferdinand, Noumen, Djeunga, Um Boock, Alphonse, Pluschke, Gerd
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002252

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002252

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