Research Article - (2015) Volume 3, Issue 2

Microscopy for Acid Fast Bacilli: A Useful but Neglected Tool in Routine Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer

Frimpong M1, Sarpong-Duah M1, Beissner M3, Sarfo FS2,4, Loglo AD1, Tannor E2, Awuah NY1, Michael Frimpong4*, Adjei O4, Wansbrough-Jones M5, Bretzel G3 and Phillips RO2,4
1Kumasi Collaborative Centre for Research (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana
2Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana
3Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (DITM/LMU), Munich, Germany
4Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana
5Institute of Infection and Immunity, St. George’s University of London, London, UK
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