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Individual and clinical variables associated with the risk of Buruli ulcer acquisition: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing skin disease, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, with poorly understood acquisition risk factors. This review aims at evaluating the importance of individual–sex, age, family ties with history of BU, gene variants–and clinical–Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (B...

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Autores principales: Fevereiro, João, Sajjadi, Nikta, Fraga, Alexandra G., Teixeira, Pedro M., Pedrosa, Jorge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7170268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32267838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008161