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

• 主要な著者: Arnaud Setondji Amoussouhoui (著者), Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh (著者), Anita Carolle Wadagni (著者), Roch Christian Johnson (著者), Paulin Aoulou (著者), Inès Elvire Agbo (著者), Jean-Gabin Houezo (著者), Micah Boyer (著者), Mark Nichter (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
• オンライン･アクセス: Connect to this object online.

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...