Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic and destructive infection of the skin and soft tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Recently, population flows have triggered the appearance of several sporadic cases of BU in non-endemic countries. This represents a significant diagnostic challenge for clinicians...
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| author | Jose Manuel Guerra Laso Teresa Nebreda Mayoral Juan José Palacios Gutiérrez Élia Samaniego González Bárbara Rodríguez Martín Leticia Barrio Rodríguez Nieves Alonso Orcajo Elena Magaz García Timothy Stinear Andrew H. Buultjens Jose Antonio Pérez Molina |
| author_facet | Jose Manuel Guerra Laso Teresa Nebreda Mayoral Juan José Palacios Gutiérrez Élia Samaniego González Bárbara Rodríguez Martín Leticia Barrio Rodríguez Nieves Alonso Orcajo Elena Magaz García Timothy Stinear Andrew H. Buultjens Jose Antonio Pérez Molina |
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| description | Buruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic and destructive infection of the skin and soft tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Recently, population flows have triggered the appearance of several sporadic cases of BU in non-endemic countries. This represents a significant diagnostic challenge for clinicians and microbiologists. We describe the first case of BU imported to Spain. The patient was a Spanish woman who had stayed 5 months in the jungle of Peru. Keywords: Whole genome sequencing, Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3dff2f4d22f1453498a76290a6b610972022-12-21T17:43:01ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases1201-97122019-01-017899102Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in PeruJose Manuel Guerra Laso0Teresa Nebreda Mayoral1Juan José Palacios Gutiérrez2Élia Samaniego González3Bárbara Rodríguez Martín4Leticia Barrio Rodríguez5Nieves Alonso Orcajo6Elena Magaz García7Timothy Stinear8Andrew H. Buultjens9Jose Antonio Pérez Molina10Internal Medicine Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, SpainMicrobiology Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Avda Altos de Nava s/n, 47075 León, Spain; Corresponding author.Regional Reference Unit of Mycobacteria, Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, SpainDermatology Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, Universidad de Leon, León, SpainPlastic Surgery Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, SpainPlastic Surgery Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, SpainPathological Anatomy Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, SpainInternal Medicine Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, SpainDepartment of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaInfectious Diseases Service, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, SpainBuruli ulcer (BU) is a chronic and destructive infection of the skin and soft tissues caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Recently, population flows have triggered the appearance of several sporadic cases of BU in non-endemic countries. This represents a significant diagnostic challenge for clinicians and microbiologists. We describe the first case of BU imported to Spain. The patient was a Spanish woman who had stayed 5 months in the jungle of Peru. Keywords: Whole genome sequencing, Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulceranshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218345582 |
| spellingShingle | Jose Manuel Guerra Laso Teresa Nebreda Mayoral Juan José Palacios Gutiérrez Élia Samaniego González Bárbara Rodríguez Martín Leticia Barrio Rodríguez Nieves Alonso Orcajo Elena Magaz García Timothy Stinear Andrew H. Buultjens Jose Antonio Pérez Molina Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru |
| title_full | Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru |
| title_fullStr | Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru |
| title_short | Buruli ulcers in a Spanish aid worker after a stay in Peru |
| title_sort | buruli ulcers in a spanish aid worker after a stay in peru |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971218345582 |
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