Report of the laboratory confirmation of cases from the CDTUB Pobé, Benin
Résumé
In 2009, 420 diagnostic samples (corresponding to 301 patients suspected of M. ulcerans infection) from the Centre de Dépistage et de Traitement de l’Ulcère de Buruli of Benin were subjected to IS2404 PCR at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Angers. 180 samples (corresponding to 141 patients) were confirmed positive to M. ulcerans infection by PCR.