A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of <it>Mycobacterium ulcerans </it>infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical skin disease caused by <it>Mycobacterium ulcerans</it>, has been reported in over 30 countries worldwide and is highly endemic in rural West and Central Africa. The mode of transmis...

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Main Authors: de Souza Dziedzom K, Quaye Charles, Mosi Lydia, Addo Phyllis, Boakye Daniel A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/8