Long Term Streptomycin Toxicity in the Treatment of Buruli Ulcer: Follow-up of Participants in the BURULICO Drug Trial

Buruli Ulcer is an infectious skin disease, mainly occurring in West Africa. Previously, the disease was treated exclusively by surgery, but in the last decade, effective treatment with antibiotics has been established. The WHO recommended regimen consists of 8 weeks of oral rifampicin combined with...

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Main Authors: Klis, Sandor, Stienstra, Ymkje, Phillips, Richard O., Abass, Kabiru Mohammed, Tuah, Wilson, van der Werf, Tjip S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3953024/