Source tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in the Ashanti region, Ghana

Although several studies have associated Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection, Buruli ulcer (BU), with slow moving water bodies, there is still no definite mode of transmission. Ecological and transmission studies suggest Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) typing as a useful tool to differentiate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2015-01, Vol.9 (1), p.e0003437-e0003437
Hauptverfasser:	Narh, Charles A, Mosi, Lydia, Quaye, Charles, Dassi, Christelle, Konan, Daniele O, Tay, Samuel C K, de Souza, Dziedzom K, Boakye, Daniel A, Bonfoh, Bassirou
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Animals Biofilms Buruli ulcer Buruli Ulcer - epidemiology Buruli Ulcer - etiology Buruli Ulcer - transmission Disease transmission Distribution Female Fish Genotype Genotype & phenotype Ghana - epidemiology Humans Infections Macrolides - metabolism Mice Minisatellite Repeats Mycobacteria Mycobacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium ulcerans - classification Mycobacterium ulcerans - genetics River ecology Skin diseases Small mammals Studies Ulcers Water Microbiology
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