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Spontaneous Clearance of Mycobacterium ulcerans in a Case of Buruli Ulcer

Claire L. Gordon, John A. Buntine, John Hayman, Caroline J. Lavender, Janet Fyfe, Patrick Hosking, Paul D. R. Johnson

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2011 · 31 citations · 12 references

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N Some people with confirmed Buruli ulcer are able to spontaneously eradicate M. ulcerans before they develop destructive lesions.

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A new mycobacterial infection in man

Peter MacCallum, Jean C. Tolhurst, Glen Buckle et al. · The Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology · 1948 · 469 citations

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Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control

Paul D. R. Johnson, Timothy P. Stinear, Pamela L. C. Small et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2005 · 245 citations · Full text

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<i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> in Mosquitoes Captured during Outbreak of Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

Paul D. R. Johnson, Joseph Azuolas, Caroline J. Lavender et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 2007 · 242 citations · Full text

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Development and Application of Two Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assays for the Detection of <i>Mycobacterium ulcerans</i> in Clinical and Environmental Samples

Janet Fyfe, Caroline J. Lavender, Paul D. R. Johnson et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2007 · 228 citations · Full text

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Consensus recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment and control of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Bairnsdale or Buruli ulcer) in Victoria, Australia

Paul D. R. Johnson, John Hayman, Tricia Quek et al. · The Medical Journal of Australia · 2007 · 99 citations · Full text

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