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. 2011 Jan 1;52(1):94-6.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq072.

Oral treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: results from a pilot study in Benin

Annick Chauty  1 , Marie-Françoise Ardant, Laurent Marsollier, Gerd Pluschke, Jordi Landier, Ambroise Adeye, Aimé Goundoté, Jane Cottin, Titilola Ladikpo, Therese Ruf, Baohong Ji
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Oral treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: results from a pilot study in Benin

Annick Chauty et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is responsible for severe skin lesions in sub-Saharan Africa. We enrolled 30 Beninese patients with Buruli ulcers in a pilot study to evaluate efficacy of an oral chemotherapy using rifampicin plus clarithromycin during an 8-week period. The treatment was well tolerated, and all patients were healed by 12 months after initiation of therapy without relapse.

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