Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana

During August 2010–December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M. perstans co-infection should be considered in...

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Autores principales: Phillips, Richard O., Frimpong, Michael, Sarfo, Fred S., Kretschmer, Birte, Beissner, Marcus, Debrah, Alexander, Ampem-Amoako, Yaw, Abass, Kabiru M., Thompson, William, Duah, Mabel Sarpong, Abotsi, Justice, Adjei, Ohene, Fleischer, Bernhard, Bretzel, Gisela, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark, Jacobsen, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24857346
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131501

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24857346
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131501

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