Buruli ulcer disease in Republic of the Congo

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Jun;20(6):1070-2. doi: 10.3201/eid2006.131498.
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Keywords: Buruli ulcer; Congo Brazzaville; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Republic of the Congo; bacteria; necrotic disease; skin disease; tropical disease.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Buruli Ulcer / drug therapy
  • Buruli Ulcer / epidemiology*
  • Buruli Ulcer / microbiology
  • Buruli Ulcer / pathology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Congo / epidemiology
  • Epidemiological Monitoring
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans / drug effects
  • Mycobacterium ulcerans / isolation & purification*
  • Neglected Diseases
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Streptomycin / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Rifampin
  • Streptomycin