Combining PCR with Microscopy to Reduce Costs of Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer

The introduction of antibiotic therapy as first-line treatment of Buruli ulcer underlines the importance of laboratory confirmation of clinical diagnosis. Because smear microscopy has very limited sensitivity, the technically demanding and more expensive IS2404 diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (...

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Main Authors: Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Asante-Poku, Adwoa, Asan-Ampah, Kobina, Ampadu, Emelia Danso Edwin, Pluschke, Gerd
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3205638/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22049046
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0362
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