Mycobacterium ulcerans has been implicated in cutaneous manifestations in humans, causing persistent wounds called Buruli ulcer. However, it has not been associated with pulmonary infections in humans ...

This study was to develop and evaluate the use of recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans at the point of patient care. Conclusion We have ...

Background We describe two contamination cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans clinically infected lesions by Rhodococcus erythropolis, a bacterium of environmental origin with rare cases of human infection ...

Introduction Buruli ulcer (BU) disease is a chronic debilitating skin disease caused by Mycobacterium Ulcerans. The ulcer can be so extensive that it affects daily activities of the person affected, ...

tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium leprae or Mycobacterium ulcerans. The study of mycobacteria poses significant challenges that need to be overcome for a better control of ...

Dispatch: Mosquitoes as Vectors of Mycobacterium ulcerans Based on Analysis of Notifications of Alphavirus Infection and ...

Mycobacterium gordonae is a slow growing scotochromogenic acid fast bacillus (Runyon group II) with specific cultural and biochemical characteristics. It is a contaminant of water, soil, and raw milk ...

Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a chronic, debilitating disease of the skin and soft tissue. The infection is “flesh-eating”, starting as a painless lump, but resulting in extremely ...

We present the first reported case of polymicrobial endocarditis caused by A. radioresistens and Microbacterium paraoxydans co-infection, a case of a woman in her late 60s with bacteraemia and ...

Knowing that mosquitoes are involved in the transmission of the Buruli ulcer in Victoria is a breakthrough, but we need to work out what happens next to tackle the disease As the number of Buruli ...

P. Stinear, V. Roupie, K. Huygen and R. O. Phillips (2018). "IFN-γ and IL-5 whole blood response directed against mycolactone polyketide synthase domains in patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans ...