Microbiology of secondary infections in Buruli ulcer lesions; implications for therapeutic interventions

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the second most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. M. ulcerans produces mycolactone, an immunosuppressant macrolide toxin, responsible for the characteristic painless natu...

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Autores principales: Gyamfi, Elizabeth, Narh, Charles A, Quaye, Charles, Abbass, Adiza, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Mosi, Lydia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02070-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7783985/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402095
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12866-020-02070-5

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