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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Oral treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: Results from a pilot study in Benin
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 52, No. 1, Year 2011
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Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is responsible for severe skin lesions in sub-Saharan Africa. We enrolled 30 Beninese patients with Buruli ulcers in a pilot study to evaluate efficacy of an oral chemotherapy using rifampicin plus clarithromycin during an 8-week period. The treatment was well tolerated, and all patients were healed by 12 months after initiation of therapy without relapse. © The Author 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chauty, Annick
Benin
Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de L'ulcère de Buruli
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Ardant, Marie Françoise
Benin
Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de L'ulcère de Buruli
Marsollier, Laurent
France, Angers
Groupe D'étude Des Interactions Hôte Pathogène
Pluschke, Gerd
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Landier, Jordi
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Adéyé, Ambroise
Benin
Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de L'ulcère de Buruli
Goundoté, Aimé
Benin
Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de L'ulcère de Buruli
Cottin, Jane
France, Angers
Groupe D'étude Des Interactions Hôte Pathogène
Ladikpo, Titilola
Benin
Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de L'ulcère de Buruli
Ruf, Marie Thérèse
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Switzerland, Basel
Universitat Basel
Ji, Baohong
France, Paris
Sorbonne Université
Statistics
Citations: 105
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/cid/ciq072
ISSN:
10584838
e-ISSN:
15376591
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Benin