Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection Imported from Australia to Missouri, USA, 2012

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Thomas, Benjamin Stuart ; Bailey, Thomas C. ; Bhatnagar, Julu ; Ritter, Jana M. ; Emery, Brian D. ; Jassim, Omar W. ; Hornstra, Ian Kerst ; George, Sarah L.
• Description:
  Buruli ulcer, the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, rarely affects travelers and is uncommon in the United States. We report a travel-associated case imported from Australia and review 3 previous cases diagnosed and treated in the United States. The differential diagnoses for unusual chronic cutaneous ulcers and those nonresponsive to conventional therapy should include Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
• Subjects:
  Adult Buruli Ulcer/diagnosis Buruli Ulcer/therapy Buruli Ulcer/transmission Dispatch Humans Imported Infection Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium Ulcerans/isolation & Purification Travel Treatment Outcome Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 20(11):1876-1879.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australia ; Missouri
• Location:
  Oceania ; North America
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4973b0db987ea615fb6fe709a2b49b6c8e05b6892358b0ad67576f8958694b90
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/25918/cdc_25918_DS1.pdf
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