Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana
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2014-06-06
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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 coinfected
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.
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An article published by Emerging Infectious Diseases and available at DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131501
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 20, No. 6