Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: experience with primary oral medical therapy in an Australian cohort.

• Main Authors: N Deborah Friedman (Author), Eugene Athan (Author), Andrew J Hughes (Author), Masoomeh Khajehnoori (Author), Anthony McDonald (Author), Peter Callan (Author), Richard Rahdon (Author), Daniel P O'Brien (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) is responsible for disfiguring skin lesions and is endemic on the Bellarine peninsula of southeastern Australia. Antibiotics have been shown to be highly effective in sterilizing lesions and preventing disease recurrences when used alone or in combination with...