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    Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana
    (Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014-06-06) Phillips, Richard Odame; Frimpong, Michael; Sarfo, Fred Stephen; Kretschmer, Birte; Beissner, Marcus; et. al
    During August 2010–December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were coinfected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M. perstans co-infection should be considered in the diagnosis and treatment of Buruli ulcer.