Assessing and managing wounds of Buruli ulcer patients at the primary and secondary health care levels in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Beyond Mycobacterium ulcerans-specific therapy, sound general wound management is required for successful management of Buruli ulcer (BU) patients which places them among the large and diverse group of patients in poor countries with a broken skin barrier.

Methods

Clinically BU suspicious patients were enrolled between October 2013 and August 2015 at a primary health care (PHC) center and a municipal hospital, secondary health care (SHC) center in Ghana. All patients were IS2404 PCR tested and divided into IS2404 PCR positive and negative groups. The course of wound healing was prospectively investigated including predictors of wound closure and assessment of infrastructure, supply and health staff performance.

Results

53 IS2404 PCR positive patients-31 at

SUBMITTER: Addison NO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5345880 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature