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Buruli ulcer disease in travelers and differentiation of Mycobacterium ulcerans strains from northern Australia.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Lavender Caroline J, Globan Maria, Johnson Paul D R, Charles Patrick G P, Jenkin Grant A, Ghosh Niladri, Clark Benjamin M, Martinello Marianne, Fyfe Janet A M
Abstract excerpt
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing infection of skin and soft tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In Australia, most cases of BU are linked to temperate, coastal Victoria and tropical, northern Queensland, and strains from these regions are distinguishable by variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing. We present an epidemiological investigation of five patients found to have been infected during interstate...
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