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Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology
Buruli ulcer is a chronic debilitating infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, which can be cured if diagnosed and treated in an early stage. However, advanced cases need antibiotic treatment followed by surgical interventions. In this context, an extremely effective and le...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707318/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36458199 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S388005 |
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author | Manilal, Aseer Tadesse, Dagimawie Sabu, Kuzhunellil Raghavanpillai |
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description | Buruli ulcer is a chronic debilitating infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, which can be cured if diagnosed and treated in an early stage. However, advanced cases need antibiotic treatment followed by surgical interventions. In this context, an extremely effective and less expensive treatment modality can be developed by means of an extended topical application of certain selected natural clay minerals, most of the time containing illite-smectite having some iron content. There is a scope for developing the speciality, medical geo-microbiology, which is truly a multidisciplinary one, for finding a cure for the severe and advanced cases of BU. |
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spelling | pubmed-97073182022-11-30 Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology Manilal, Aseer Tadesse, Dagimawie Sabu, Kuzhunellil Raghavanpillai Infect Drug Resist Perspectives Buruli ulcer is a chronic debilitating infectious disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, which can be cured if diagnosed and treated in an early stage. However, advanced cases need antibiotic treatment followed by surgical interventions. In this context, an extremely effective and less expensive treatment modality can be developed by means of an extended topical application of certain selected natural clay minerals, most of the time containing illite-smectite having some iron content. There is a scope for developing the speciality, medical geo-microbiology, which is truly a multidisciplinary one, for finding a cure for the severe and advanced cases of BU. Dove 2022-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC9707318/ /pubmed/36458199 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S388005 Text en © 2022 Manilal et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Perspectives Manilal, Aseer Tadesse, Dagimawie Sabu, Kuzhunellil Raghavanpillai Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title | Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title_full | Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title_fullStr | Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title_full_unstemmed | Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title_short | Buruli Ulcer and Medical Geo-Microbiology |
title_sort | buruli ulcer and medical geo-microbiology |
topic | Perspectives |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9707318/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36458199 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S388005 |
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