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Buruli ulcer in Malawi - a first report
Abstract
One hundred and sixty-one specimens swabbed from as many patients with chronic wounds/ulcers over a period of eight months yielded 3 acid-alcohol fast bacilli
(AFB) organisms that slowly grew only at 320C on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium producing creamy-yellow colonies between 39 and 45 days post-incubation.
Mycobacterial organisms harvested from culture were strongly positive when subjected to both catalase spot test and catalase heat stability test indicating the
presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the aetiological agent of Buruli ulcer.
Malawi Medical Journal Vol 13, No.3 (Sept 2001): pp37-38
(AFB) organisms that slowly grew only at 320C on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium producing creamy-yellow colonies between 39 and 45 days post-incubation.
Mycobacterial organisms harvested from culture were strongly positive when subjected to both catalase spot test and catalase heat stability test indicating the
presence of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the aetiological agent of Buruli ulcer.
Malawi Medical Journal Vol 13, No.3 (Sept 2001): pp37-38
