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SUBMITTER: Ross BC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC229824 | biostudies-other | 1997 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ross B C BC Marino L L Oppedisano F F Edwards R R Robins-Browne R M RM Johnson P D PD
Journal of clinical microbiology 19970701 7
The diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection is hampered by the slow growth of the bacterium in culture, resulting in a delay of several months before a specific diagnosis can be obtained. In addition, M. ulcerans cannot be isolated from water even when there is convincing epidemiological evidence implicating this as the source of infection. The aim of the present study was to develop a PCR assay to circumvent the problems of delayed diagnosis and insensitivity of standard bacterial culture ...[more]