Use of fine-needle aspiration for diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
Noninvasive methods for the bacteriological diagnosis of early-stage Mycobacterium ulcerans infection are not available. It was recently shown that fine-needle aspiration (FNA) could be used for diagnosing M. ulcerans infection in ulcerative lesions. We report that FNA is an appropriate sampling method for diagnosing M. ulcerans infection in nonulcerative lesions.
Cassisa
Viviane
V
Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, Angers, France.
Chauty
Annick
A
Marion
Estelle
E
Ardant
Marie Françoise
MF
Eyangoh
Sara
S
Cottin
Jane
J
Aubry
Jacques
J
Koussemou
Hugues
H
Lelièvre
Bénédicte
B
Férec
Séverine
S
Tekaia
Fredj
F
Johnson
Christian
C
Marsollier
Laurent
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult