Clearance of viable Mycobacterium ulcerans from Buruli ulcer lesions during antibiotic treatment as determined by combined 16S rRNA reverse transcriptase /IS 2404 qPCR assay.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Mabel Sarpong-Duah, Michael Frimpong, Marcus Beissner, Malkin Saar, Ken Laing, Francisca Sarpong, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Margaret Frempong, Fred Stephen Sarfo, Gisela Bretzel, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Richard Odame Phillips
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Meier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005695; https://doaj.org/article/b91f04d339ef4900a22c781c57445a54

Buruli ulcer (BU) caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is effectively treated with rifampicin and streptomycin for 8 weeks but some lesions take several months to heal. We have shown previously that some slowly healing lesions contain mycolactone suggesting continuing infection after antibiotic therapy....