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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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| 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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| author | 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 |
| author_facet | 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 |
| author_sort | Phillips, Richard O. |
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| description | 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 the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer. |
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| spelling | pubmed-40367862014-06-04 Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana 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 Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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 the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-06 /pmc/articles/PMC4036786/ /pubmed/24857346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131501 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Dispatch 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 Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title | Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title_full | Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title_short | Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana |
| title_sort | infection with mansonella perstans nematodes in buruli ulcer patients, ghana |
| topic | Dispatch |
| url | 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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