The “Buruli Score”: Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Individuals with Ulcerative Skin Lesions, Akonolinga, Cameroon

The “Buruli Score”: Development of a Multivariable Prediction Model for Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in Individuals with Ulcerative Skin Lesions, Akonolinga, Cameroon

In most Buruli ulcer (BU) endemic areas, laboratory diagnosis is hard to access and comes at a high cost. Clinicians are in need of new tools to assist them in identifying which patients truly require additional work-up and which can be treated directly. We analyzed the clinical data of all patients...

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Main Authors: Mueller, Yolanda K., Bastard, Mathieu, Nkemenang, Patrick, Comte, Eric, Ehounou, Geneviève, Eyangoh, Sara, Rusch, Barbara, Tabah, Earnest Njih, Trellu, Laurence Toutous, Etard, Jean-Francois
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821558/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821558/

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