Role of socioeconomic factors in developing mycetoma: Results from a household survey in Sennar State, Sudan.

• Main Authors: Natalia Hounsome (Author), Rowa Hassan (Author), Sahar Mubarak Bakhiet (Author), Kebede Deribe (Author), Stephen Bremner (Author), Ahmed Hassan Fahal (Author), Melanie J Newport (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Mycetoma is a chronic, progressively destructive disease of subcutaneous tissues and bones caused by certain species of bacteria or fungi. We conducted a cross-sectional community-based study alongside mapping of mycetoma in five administrative units with high mycetoma...