Clinical outcome of skin yaws lesions after treatment with benzathinebenzylpenicillin in a pygmy population in Lobaye, Central African Republic

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Manirakiza, Alexandre ^a   Boas, Susana ^b   Beyam, Narcisse ^c   Zadanga, Germain ^a   Konamna, François ^a   Njuimo, Siméon ^a   Laganier, Rémi ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE BANGUI   (Central African Republic)

^b Poste de Santé de Mongoumba ^*  (Central African Republic)

^c UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Central African Republic; Treatment; Yaws

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM SUBSP. PERTENUE;

EID: 83455162732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-54322171605     Document Type: Article

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