"Buruli Ulcer" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A lesion in the skin and subcutaneous tissues due to infections by MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS. It was first reported in Uganda, Africa.
| Descriptor ID |
D054312
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.410.040.552.475.247 C17.800.893.295
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| Concept/Terms |
Buruli Ulcer- Buruli Ulcer
- Ulcer, Buruli
- Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection
- Buruli Ulcer Disease
- Buruli Ulcer Diseases
- Disease, Buruli Ulcer
- Diseases, Buruli Ulcer
- Ulcer Disease, Buruli
- Ulcer Diseases, Buruli
- Infections, Mycobacterium ulcerans
- Infection, Mycobacterium ulcerans
- Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Buruli Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) and new TB vaccines: Specific, cross-mycobacterial and off-target effects. Paediatr Respir Rev. 2020 Nov; 36:57-64.
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Tackling the worsening epidemic of Buruli ulcer in Australia in an information void: time for an urgent scientific response. Med J Aust. 2018 08 06; 209(3):142.
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Microdeletion on chromosome 8p23.1 in a familial form of severe Buruli ulcer. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 04; 12(4):e0006429.
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Comparative Genomics Shows That Mycobacterium ulcerans Migration and Expansion Preceded the Rise of Buruli Ulcer in Southeastern Australia. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2018 04 15; 84(8).
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Buruli Ulcer: Review of a Neglected Skin Mycobacterial Disease. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 04; 56(4).
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The incubation period of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Victoria, Australia - Remains similar despite changing geographic distribution of disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2018 03; 12(3):e0006323.
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Buruli Ulcer, a Prototype for Ecosystem-Related Infection, Caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2018 01; 31(1).
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Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in Bandicoot Excreta in Buruli Ulcer-Endemic Area, Northern Queensland, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 12; 23(12):2042-2045.
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Intra-amoebal killing of Mycobacterium ulcerans by Acanthamoeba griffini: A co-culture model. Microb Pathog. 2018 Jan; 114:1-7.
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Multiple Introductions and Recent Spread of the Emerging Human Pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa. Genome Biol Evol. 2017 03 01; 9(3):414-426.