Implementation of a decentralized community-based treatment program to improve the management of Buruli ulcer in the Ouinhi district of Benin, West Africa.

• Hlavní autoři: Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui (Autor), Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh (Autor), Anita Carolle Wadagni (Autor), Roch Christian Johnson (Autor), Paulin Aoulou (Autor), Inès Elvire Agbo (Autor), Jean-Gabin Houezo (Autor), Micah Boyer (Autor), Mark Nichter (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, commonly known as Buruli ulcer (BU), is a debilitating neglected tropical disease. Its management remains complex and has three main components: antibiotic treatment combining rifampicin and streptomycin for 56 days, wound dressings and skin grafts for large ulcerat...