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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...
Autores principales: | Gyamfi, Elizabeth, Narh, Charles A, Quaye, Charles, Abbass, Adiza, Dzudzor, Bartholomew, Mosi, Lydia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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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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