The "Buruli Score": Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Individuals with Ulcerative Skin Lesions, Akonolinga, Cameroon.

• Main Authors: Yolanda K Mueller (Author), Mathieu Bastard (Author), Patrick Nkemenang (Author), Eric Comte (Author), Geneviève Ehounou (Author), Sara Eyangoh (Author), Barbara Rusch (Author), Earnest Njih Tabah (Author), Laurence Toutous Trellu (Author), Jean-Francois Etard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Access to laboratory diagnosis can be a challenge for individuals suspected of Buruli Ulcer (BU). Our objective was to develop a clinical score to assist clinicians working in resource-limited settings for BU diagnosis. METHODODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Between 2011 and 2013, individuals p...