Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and control of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Bairnsdale or Buruli ulcer) in Victoria, Australia
- 15 January 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 186 (2) , 64-68
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00802.x
Abstract
Mycobacterium ulcerans causes slowly progressive, destructive skin and soft tissue infections, known as Bairnsdale or Buruli ulcer (BU). Forty‐six delegates with experience in the management of BU a...Keywords
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