Report on laboratory confirmation of Buruli ulcer cases in Congo-Brazzaville
Résumé
In 2009, 87 diagnostic samples (corresponding to 78 patients suspected of M. ulcerans infection) from Congo Brazzaville were subjected to IS2404 PCR at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Angers. 38 samples (corresponding to 32 patients) were confirmed positive to M. ulcerans infection by PCR.