Simple, Rapid Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease Diagnosis from Clinical Samples by Fluorescence of Mycolactone on Thin Layer Chromatography.

• Main Authors: Anita Wadagni (Author), Michael Frimpong (Author), Delphin Mavinga Phanzu (Author), Anthony Ablordey (Author), Emmanuel Kacou (Author), Mirabelle Gbedevi (Author), Estelle Marion (Author), Yalan Xing (Author), Vaddela Sudheer Babu (Author), Richard Odame Phillips (Author), Mark Wansbrough-Jones (Author), Yoshito Kishi (Author), Kingsley Asiedu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION:Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, known as Buruli ulcer, is a disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues which is an important but neglected tropical disease with its major impact in rural parts of West and Central Africa where facilities for diagnosis and management are poorly develo...