Analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans-specific T-cell cytokines for diagnosis of Buruli ulcer disease and as potential indicator for disease progression.

• Hauptverfasser: Norman Nausch (VerfasserIn), Daniel Antwi-Berko (VerfasserIn), Yusif Mubarik (VerfasserIn), Kabiru Mohammed Abass (VerfasserIn), Wellington Owusu (VerfasserIn), Ellis Owusu-Dabo (VerfasserIn), Linda Batsa Debrah (VerfasserIn), Alexander Yaw Debrah (VerfasserIn), Marc Jacobsen (VerfasserIn), Richard O Phillips (VerfasserIn)
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• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer disease (BUD), caused by Mycobacterium (M.) ulcerans, is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. BUD causes necrotic skin lesions and is a significant problem for health care in the affected countries. As for other mycobacterial infections,...