Chronic wounds in Sierra Leone: Searching for Buruli ulcer, a NTD caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, at Masanga Hospital.
Helen R PleaseJonathan H Vas NunesRashida PatelGerd PluschkeMohamed TholleyMarie-Therésè RufWilliam S BoltonJulian A ScottMartin P GrobuschHåkon Angell BolkanJulia M BrownDavid G JaynePublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
BU was not confirmed as a cause of chronic ulceration in our cohort of suspected cases, as judged by laboratory analysis according to WHO standards. This does not exclude the presence of BU in the region, and the definitive cause of these treatment-resistance chronic wounds is uncertain.