Mycobacterium ulcerans treatment--can antibiotic duration be reduced in selected patients?

• Main Authors: Raquel Cowan (Author), Eugene Athan (Author), N Deborah Friedman (Author), Andrew J Hughes (Author), Anthony McDonald (Author), Peter Callan (Author), Janet Fyfe (Author), Daniel P O'Brien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is a necrotizing skin infection endemic to the Bellarine Peninsula, Australia. Current treatment recommendations include 8 weeks of combination antibiotics, with adjuvant surgery if necessary. However, antibiotic toxicity often results in early treat...