Laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Ghana, 2008-2016.

• Main Authors: Dorothy Yeboah-Manu (Author), Sammy Yaw Aboagye (Author), Prince Asare (Author), Adwoa Asante-Poku (Author), Kobina Ampah (Author), Emelia Danso (Author), Evelyn Owusu-Mireku (Author), Zuleihatu Nakobu (Author), Edwin Ampadu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Buruli ulcer (BU), a necrotizing skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is the third most important mycobacterial disease globally after tuberculosis and leprosy in immune competent individuals. This study reports on the retrospective analyses of microbiologically confirmed Buruli ulcer (BU...