Clearance of viable Mycobacterium ulcerans from Buruli ulcer lesions during antibiotic treatment as determined by combined 16S rRNA reverse transcriptase /IS 2404 qPCR assay.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Buruli ulcer (BU) caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is effectively treated with rifampicin and streptomycin for 8 weeks but some lesions take several months to heal. We have shown previously that some slowly healing lesions contain mycolactone suggesting continuing in...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Mabel Sarpong-Duah, Michael Frimpong, Marcus Beissner, Malkin Saar, Ken Laing, Francisca Sarpong, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Margaret Frempong, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Gisela Bretzel, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Richard Odame Phillips
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-07-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0005695&type=printable