Antimycobacterial ingredients from plants used in traditional medicine to treat Buruli ulcer

Antimycobacterial ingredients from plants used in traditional medicine to treat Buruli ulcer

Aim and objectives: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by a mycobacteria, Mycobacterium ulcerans. The WHO recommended Rifampicin-Streptomycin combination side effects and poor compliance, leaves rural populations with no choice than to patronise indigenous remedies. This study...

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Main Authors: Patrick Valere Tsouh Fokou, Abena Adomah Kissi-Twum, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Regina Appiah-Opong, Phyllis Addo, Lauve Rachel Tchokouaha Yamthe, Alvine Ngoutane Mfopa, Fabrice Fekam Boyom, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Phytotherapy
Buruli ulcer
Cytotoxicity
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Phytochemistry
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=204;epage=205;aulast=Fokou

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http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=5;spage=204;epage=205;aulast=Fokou

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