Efficacy of nutritional support in combination with standard Buruli ulcer treatment: A case study in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: Buruli ulcer (BU) is an infectious skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It primarily affects disadvantaged rural populations and mainly impacts children who are chronically malnourished being especially vulnerable. In Côte d'Ivoire, the estimated prevalence of BU in children is 30 %. Malnutrition may further deteriorate the nutritional status of these individuals. This study aimed to compare the healing time of BU patients treated with the standard protocol (SP) of 8 weeks of rifampicin and clarithromycin combined with wound care versus those treated with the standard protocol plus nutritional support using Skin Renewal Medicine-1 (SPSRM-1) (UNHWA Medical Centre, Seoul, Republic of Korea). Additionally, the study measured the effects of SRM-1 on the patients' nutritional status.

SUBMITTER: Koffi YD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11607664 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature