title: Use of fine-needle aspiration for diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Groupe d'Etude des Interactions Hôte-Pathogène, Université d'Angers, 4 rue Larrey, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Viviane
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cassisa
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauty
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.forename: Marie Françoise
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ardant
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eyangoh
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cottin
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aubry
authors.forename: Hugues
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koussemou
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lelièvre
authors.forename: Séverine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Férec
authors.forename: Fredj
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tekaia
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marsollier
mesh_terms: 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