Spatial distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli ulcer lesions: implications for laboratory diagnosis

Currently, four laboratory methods are available to diagnose Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans affecting mainly children in remote rural areas of West Africa. Only one of the four methods, direct microscopic examination of wound exudate for acid fast ba...

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Hauptverfasser: Ruf, Marie-Thérèse (VerfasserIn) , Vogel, Moritz (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: June 2, 2016
In: PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 10, Heft: 6
ISSN:1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004767
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004767
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890796/
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Verfasserangaben:Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Miriam Bolz, Moritz Vogel, Pierre F. Bayi, Martin W. Bratschi, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopho, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Alphonse Um Boock, Thomas Junghanss, Gerd Pluschke

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