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Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: Searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, at Masanga Hospital

BACKGROUND: Chronic wounds pose a significant healthcare burden in low- and middle-income countries. Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, causes wounds with high morbidity and financial burden. Although highly endemic in West and Central Africa, the presence of BU in Sierra...

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Autores principales: Please, Helen R., Vas Nunes, Jonathan H., Patel, Rashida, Pluschke, Gerd, Tholley, Mohamed, Ruf, Marie-Therésè, Bolton, William, Scott, Julian A., Grobusch, Martin P., Bolkan, Håkon A., Brown, Julia M., Jayne, David G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544828/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34644298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009862