Phenytoin in the treatment of Buruli ulcer

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 108-109

  Adjei, O ^a   Evans, M R W ^a,b   Asiedu, A ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buruli ulcer; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Phenytoin

Indexed keywords

HYDANTOIN DERIVATIVE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURULI ULCER; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ULCER;

MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 0031907874     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90977-4     Document Type: Article

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