Maximizing microscopy as a diagnostic tool in peripheral health centres of BU endemic areas in Ghana

Maximizing microscopy as a diagnostic tool in peripheral health centres of BU endemic areas in Ghana

Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) disease, a skin condition caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) is endemic in remote rural areas. Disease diagnosis on clinical basis alone can be misleading, requiring definitive diagnosis based on laboratory tests. Resource constraints in BU endemic areas mak...

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Main Authors: Enid Owusu, Mercy Jemima Newman, Amos Akumwena, Lawrence Ofosu-Appiah, Gerd Pluschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Microscopy
Ghana
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Acid fast bacilli
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2015;volume=4;issue=3;spage=184;epage=190;aulast=Owusu

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