Buruli ulcer disease: prospects for a vaccine

Buruli ulcer disease (BUD), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a neglected bacterial infection of the poor in remote rural areas, mostly affecting children. BUD is a mutilating disease leading to severe disability; it is the third most common mycobacterial infection in immunocompetent people after...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Huygen, Kris (author)
Outros Autores: Adjei, Ohene (author), Affolabi, Dissou (author), Bretzel, Gisela (author), Demangel, Caroline (author), Fleischer, Bernhard (author), Johnson, Roch Christian (author), Pedrosa, Jorge (author), Phanzu, Delphin M. (author), Phillips, Richard O. (author), Pluschke, Gerd (author), Siegmund, Vera (author), Singh, Mahavir (author), van der Werf, Tjip S. (author), Wansbrough-Jones, Mark (author), Portaels, Françoise (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2009
Assuntos:
Africa, Western
Bacterial Vaccines
Buruli Ulcer
Humans
Incidence
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Prevalence
Mycolactone toxin
Vaccine
Neglected diseases
Review
Ciências Médicas::Medicina Básica
Science & Technology
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67609
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67609

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