Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana

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

doi:10.3201/eid2006.131501

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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana

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Jun 2014

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.131501

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Emerg Infect Dis. 20(6):1000-1003.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Phillips, Richard O. ; Frimpong, Michael ; Sarfo, Fred S. ; Kretschmer, Birte ; Beissner, Marcus ; ... More ▼

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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.

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