title: Establishment of quantitative PCR (qPCR) and culture laboratory facilities in a field hospital in benin: 1-year results.
abstract: No simple diagnostic tool is available to confirm Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, which is an emerging disease reported in many rural areas of Africa. Here, we report the 1-year results of a hospital laboratory that was created in an area of endemicity of Benin to facilitate the diagnosis of M. ulcerans infection.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli, Fondation Raoul Follereau, Pobè, Bénin ATOMycA, Inserm Avenir Team, Inserm U892, CNRS 6299, Université d'Angers, Angers, France estelle.marion@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli, Fondation Raoul Follereau, Pobè, Bénin.
authors.forename: Line
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ganlonon
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli, Fondation Raoul Follereau, Pobè, Bénin.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Claco
authors.affiliation: Team 7a, Inserm U892, CNRS 6299, Université d'Angers, Angers, France Laboratoire d'Immunologie et Allergologie, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière, CHU Angers, Angers, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kempf
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli, Fondation Raoul Follereau, Pobè, Bénin.
authors.forename: Ambroise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adeye
authors.affiliation: Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli, Fondation Raoul Follereau, Pobè, Bénin.
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauty
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001541:Benin; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*