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Source Tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

Although several studies have associated Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection, Buruli ulcer (BU), with slow moving water bodies, there is still no definite mode of transmission. Ecological and transmission studies suggest Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) typing as a useful tool to differentiate...

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Autores principales:	Narh, Charles A., Mosi, Lydia, Quaye, Charles, Dassi, Christelle, Konan, Daniele O., Tay, Samuel C. K., de Souza, Dziedzom K., Boakye, Daniel A., Bonfoh, Bassirou
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25612300 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003437

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