Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Animals Buruli Ulcer Child Coinfection Female Humans Incidence Male Mansonella Mansonelliasis Middle Aged Mycobacterium Ulcerans Retrospective Studies

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(6):1000-1003.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ghana
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ff27da714cce5891e03c25683a9bd107703145c0244b1e156fcc3688023d0011
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23345/cdc_23345_DS1.pdf
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