Late onset of the serological response against the 18 kDa small heat shock protein of Mycobacterium ulcerans in children.

• Main Authors: Katharina Röltgen (Author), Martin W Bratschi (Author), Amanda Ross (Author), Samuel Y Aboagye (Author), Kobina A Ampah (Author), Miriam Bolz (Author), Arianna Andreoli (Author), James Pritchard (Author), Jacques C Minyem (Author), Djeunga Noumen (Author), Eric Koka (Author), Alphonse Um Boock (Author), Dorothy Yeboah-Manu (Author), Gerd Pluschke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A previous survey for clinical cases of Buruli ulcer (BU) in the Mapé Basin of Cameroon suggested that, compared to older age groups, very young children may be less exposed to Mycobacterium ulcerans. Here we determined serum IgG titres against the 18 kDa small heat shock protein (shsp) of M. ulcer...