Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer): first reported case in a traveler.

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Published in Am J Trop Med Hyg on November 01, 1999

Authors

M Semret1, G Koromihis, J D MacLean, M Libman, B J Ward

Author Affiliations

1: Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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