Immunohistochemical Monitoring of Wound Healing in Antibiotic Treated Buruli Ulcer Patients

Coagulative tissue necrosis and local immunosuppression caused by the M. ulcerans macrolide toxin mycolactone are typical features of Buruli ulcer disease (BU). In particular in BU endemic remote rural areas of West Africa, patients often report with large ulcerated lesions. Despite the availability...

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Main Authors: Andreoli, Arianna, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Schmid, Peter, Pluschke, Gerd
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998920/