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Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012

Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusua...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Benjamin Stuart, Bailey, Thomas C., Bhatnagar, Julu, Ritter, Jana M., Emery, Brian D., Jassim, Omar W., Hornstra, Ian Kerst, George, Sarah L.
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/PMC4214291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25341024
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.131534
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author Thomas, Benjamin Stuart
Bailey, Thomas C.
Bhatnagar, Julu
Ritter, Jana M.
Emery, Brian D.
Jassim, Omar W.
Hornstra, Ian Kerst
George, Sarah L.
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description Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusual chronic cutaneous ulcers and those nonresponsive to conventional therapy should include Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
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spelling pubmed-42142912014-11-06 Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012 Thomas, Benjamin Stuart Bailey, Thomas C. Bhatnagar, Julu Ritter, Jana M. Emery, Brian D. Jassim, Omar W. Hornstra, Ian Kerst George, Sarah L. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusual chronic cutaneous ulcers and those nonresponsive to conventional therapy should include Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-11 /pmc/articles/PMC4214291/ /pubmed/25341024 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.131534 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.
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Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012
title Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012
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title_fullStr Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012
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title_short Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25341024
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