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Title: | Rapid detection of Mycobacterium Ulcerans by Recombinase Polymerase Amplification |
Authors: | Phillips, Richard Odame |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Publisher: | BMJGH 2019 |
Citation: | BMJGH 2019;4(Suppl 3):A1–A68 |
Abstract: | There are no primary measures to prevent people
from contracting Buruli ulcer, mainly due to poor understanding
of its epidemiology. The current control strategy emphasises
early diagnosis and prompt treatment, with the goal of
avoiding the complications associated with advanced stages of
the disease. There is no diagnostic test for the disease appropriate
for use at the primary health care level where most
cases are detected and treated. Diagnosis based on clinical
signs is unreliable in inexperienced hands and complicated by
infections that have similar presentations. This study was to
develop and evaluate the use of recombinase polymerase
amplification (RPA) assay for the detection of Mycobacterium
ulcerans at the point of patient care. |
Description: | An article published by BMJ Glob Health |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/11954 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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