Infection with Mansonella perstans nematodes in buruli ulcer patients, Ghana
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 20, No. 6, Year 2014
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During August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were coinfected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M. perstans co-infection should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer.