Phillips, Richard O.; Frimpong, Michael; Sarfo, Fred S.; Kretschmer, Birte; Beissner, Marcus; Debrah, Alexander; Ampem-Amoako, Yaw; Abass, Kabiru M.; Thompson, William; Duah, Mabel Sarpong; Abotsi, Justice; Adjei, Ohene; Fleischer, Bernhard; Bretzel, Gisela; Wansbrough-Jones, Mark; Jacobsen, Marc (2014): Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana. In: Emerging infectious Diseases, Vol. 20, No. 6: pp. 1000-1003 |
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Abstract
During August 2010 December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M. perstans co-infection should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer.
Item Type: | Journal article |
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Faculties: | Medicine |
Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-33598-5 |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 |
Language: | English |
ID Code: | 33598 |
Deposited On: | 15. Feb 2017 14:45 |
Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020 13:11 |
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