Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: Searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, at Masanga Hospital.

Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: Searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, at Masanga Hospital.

<h4>Background</h4>Chronic wounds pose a significant healthcare burden in low- and middle-income countries. Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, causes wounds with high morbidity and financial burden. Although highly endemic in West and Central Africa, the prese...

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Main Authors: Helen R Please, Jonathan H Vas Nunes, Rashida Patel, Gerd Pluschke, Mohamed Tholley, Marie-Therésè Ruf, William Bolton, Julian A Scott, Martin P Grobusch, Håkon A Bolkan, Julia M Brown, David G Jayne
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
Subjects:
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/28c49c63e3434e459f8121b2830dba0d
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