| Literature DB >> 20375229 |
Viviane Cassisa1, Annick Chauty, Estelle Marion, Marie Françoise Ardant, Sara Eyangoh, Jane Cottin, Jacques Aubry, Hugues Koussemou, Bénédicte Lelièvre, Séverine Férec, Fredj Tekaia, Christian Johnson, Laurent Marsollier.
Abstract
Noninvasive methods for the bacteriological diagnosis of early-stage Mycobacterium ulcerans infection are not available. It was recently shown that fine-needle aspiration (FNA) could be used for diagnosing M. ulcerans infection in ulcerative lesions. We report that FNA is an appropriate sampling method for diagnosing M. ulcerans infection in nonulcerative lesions.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20375229 PMCID: PMC2884471 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00558-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948