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Antimicrobial treatment for early, limited Mycobacterium ulcerans infection: a randomised controlled trial by Nienhuis, Willemien A, MD, Stienstra, Ymkje, MD, Thompson, William A, MD, Awuah, Peter C, MD, Abass, K Mohammed, Tuah, Wilson, Awua-Boateng, Nana Yaa, Ampadu, Edwin O, MD, Siegmund, Vera, PhD, Schouten, Jan P, MSc, Adjei, Ohene, Prof, Bretzel, Gisela, MD, van der Werf, Tjip S, Prof

“…Summary Background Surgical debridement was the standard treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer disease) until WHO issued provisional…”
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Clinical and Bacteriological Efficacy of Rifampin-Streptomycin Combination for Two Weeks followed by Rifampin and Clarithromycin for Six Weeks for Treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease by PHILLIPS, Richard O, SARFO, Fred S, ABASS, Mohammed K, ABOTSI, Justice, WILSON, Tuah, FORSON, Mark, AMOAKO, Yaw A, THOMPSON, William, ASIEDU, Kingsley, WANSBROUGH-JONES, Mark

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Concomitant parasite infections influence tuberculosis immunopathology and favor rapid sputum conversion of pulmonary tuberculosis patients by Yeboah, Augustine, Vivekanandan, Monikamira, Adankwah, Ernest, Owusu, Dorcas O, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Minadzi, Difery, Acheampong, Isaac, Arthur, Joseph F, Lamptey, Millicent, Abass, Mohammed K, Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O, Jacobsen, Marc

“…Abstract Immunopathology of human tuberculosis (TB) in a subgroup of patients is characterized by aberrantly high concentrations of inflammatory cytokines, for…”
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Diversity of Culicoides in the middle belt of Ghana with Implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans; a molecular approach by Debrah, Linda Batsa, Arthur, Joseph F, Yeboah, Augustine, Owusu, Dorcas O, Adankwah, Ernest, Acheampong, Isaac, Minadzi, Difery, Lamptey, Millicent, Opoku, Vera Serwaa, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Vivekanandan, Monika M, Abass, Mohammed K, Gawusu, Amidu, Wanji, Samuel, Debrah, Alexander Y, Jacobsen, Marc, Phillips, Richard O

“…Culicoides, also known as biting midges, carry pathogens which include Mansonella perstans. Mansonella perstans is a nematode parasite implicated in a number…”
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Paradoxical Responses After Start of Antimicrobial Treatment in Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection by Nienhuis, Willemien A., Stienstra, Ymkje, Abass, K. Mohammed, Tuah, Wilson, Thompson, William A., Awuah, Peter C., Awuah-Boateng, Nana Yaa, Adjei, Ohene, Bretzel, Gisela, Schouten, Jan P., van der Werf, Tjip S.

“…Background. Antimicrobial killing in mycobacterial infections may be accompanied by (transient) clinical deterioration, known as paradoxical reaction. To…”
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Experiences of Pain and Expectations for Its Treatment Among Former Buruli Ulcer Patients by Woolley, Rebecca J, Velink, Anita, Phillips, Richard O, Thompson, William A, Abass, K Mohammed, van der Werf, Tjip S, de Zeeuw, Janine, Stienstra, Ymkje

“…Buruli ulcer (BU) is one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases for which the World Health Organization has adopted resolutions to improve treatment. BU was…”
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Kinetics of mycolactone in human subcutaneous tissue during antibiotic therapy for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease by Sarfo, Fred S, Phillips, Richard O, Zhang, Jihui, Abass, Mohammed K, Abotsi, Justice, Amoako, Yaw A, Adu-Sarkodie, Yaw, Robinson, Clive, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark H

“…Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) causes a devastating necrotising infection of skin tissue leading to progressive ulceration. M. ulcerans is the only human…”
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BCG-Vaccinated Children with Contact to Tuberculosis Patients Show Delayed Conversion of Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Specific IFN-γ Release by Owusu, Dorcas O, Adankwah, Ernest, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Acheampong, Isaac, Minadzi, Difery, Yeboah, Augustine, Arthur, Joseph F, Lamptey, Millicent, Vivekanandan, Monika M, Abass, Mohammed K, Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Batsa Debrah, Linda, Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O, Jacobsen, Marc

“…BCG vaccination is recommended for healthy babies after birth in several countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis, including Ghana. Previous studies…”
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Persisting social participation restrictions among former Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin by de Zeeuw, Janine, Omansen, Till F, Douwstra, Marlies, Barogui, Yves T, Agossadou, Chantal, Sopoh, Ghislain E, Phillips, Richard O, Johnson, Christian, Abass, K Mohammed, Saunderson, Paul, Dijkstra, Pieter U, van der Werf, Tjip S, Stienstra, Ymkje, Stientstra, Ymkje

“…Buruli ulcer may induce severe disabilities impacting on a person's well-being and quality of life. Information about long-term disabilities and participation…”
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A severe case of Buruli ulcer disease with pleural effusions by Sarfo, Fred S, Thompson, William, Phillips, Richard O, Paintsil, Albert, Abass, Mohammed K, Frimpong, Michael, Abotsi, Justice, Asiedu, Kingsley, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark H

“…  The phenomenon, akin to the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome amongst HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy, is thought to be due to an exuberant…”
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Lower IL-7 Receptor Expression of Monocytes Impairs Antimycobacterial Effector Functions in Patients with Tuberculosis by Adankwah, Ernest, Harelimana, Jean De Dieu, Minadzi, Difery, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Abass, Mohammed K, Batsa Debrah, Linda, Owusu, Dorcas O, Mayatepek, Ertan, Phillips, Richard O, Jacobsen, Marc

“…Altered monocyte differentiation and effector functions characterize immune pathogenesis of tuberculosis. IL-7 is an important factor for proliferation of T…”
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Cytokine‐induced transient monocyte IL‐7Ra expression and the serum milieu in tuberculosis by Harelimana, Jean De Dieu, Ahor, Hubert Senanu, Benner, Bastian, Hellmuth, Sabine, Adankwah, Ernest, Minadzi, Difery, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Lamptey, Millicent Naa Koshie, Arthur, Joseph, Yeboah, Augustine, Abass, Mohammed K., Debrah, Linda Batsa, Owusu, Dorcas O., Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Bacterial components and cytokines induce IL‐7 receptor (IL‐7Rα) expression in monocytes. Aberrant low IL‐7Rα expression of monocytes has been identified as a…”
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Interleukin-6 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis dormancy antigens improve diagnosis of tuberculosis by Adankwah, Ernest, Nausch, Norman, Minadzi, Difery, Abass, Mohammed K., Franken, Kees L.M.C., Ottenhoff, Tom H.M., Mayatepek, Ertan, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…•IGRA-antigen long-term stimulation induced IFNg, IP-10, IL-22 and IL-6.•IL-6 had the highest sensitivity for detection of M. tuberculosis infection.•M…”
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Monocyte pathology in human tuberculosis is due to plasma milieu changes and aberrant STAT signalling by Ahor, Hubert Senanu, Schulte, Rebecca, Adankwah, Ernest, Harelimana, Jean De Dieu, Minadzi, Difery, Acheampong, Isaac, Vivekanandan, Monika M., Aniagyei, Wilfred, Yeboah, Augustine, Arthur, Joseph F., Lamptey, Millicent, Abass, Mohammed K., Kumbel, Francis, Osei‐Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Owusu, Dorcas O., Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Monocyte‐derived macrophages contribute centrally to immune protection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and changes in monocyte phenotype characterize…”
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Plasma cytokine levels characterize disease pathogenesis and treatment response in tuberculosis patients by Vivekanandan, Monika M., Adankwah, Ernest, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Acheampong, Isaac, Yeboah, Augustine, Arthur, Joseph F., Lamptey, Millicent N. K., Abass, Mohammed K., Gawusu, Amidu, Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Owusu, Dorcas O., Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Background Mycobacterium (M.) tuberculosis -caused immunopathology is characterized by aberrant expression of plasma cytokines in human tuberculosis. Disease…”
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Impaired T-cell response to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in tuberculosis patients is associated with high IL-6 plasma levels and normalizes early during anti-mycobacterial treatment by Vivekanandan, Monika M., Adankwah, Ernest, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Acheampong, Isaac, Minadzi, Difery, Yeboah, Augustine, Arthur, Joseph F., Lamptey, Millicent, Abass, Mohammed K., Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Owusu, Dorcas O., Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Purpose Human tuberculosis is characterized by immunopathology that affects T-cell phenotype and functions. Previous studies found impaired T-cell response to…”
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Differences in PPD- and mitogen-induced T-cell activation marker expression characterize immunopathology in acute tuberculosis patients by Acheampong, Isaac, Minadzi, Difery, Laing, Edwin F., Frimpong, Michael, Vivekanandan, Monika M., Yeboah, Augustine, Adankwah, Ernest, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Arthur, Joseph F., Lamptey, Millicent, Abass, Mohammed K., Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Owusu, Dorcas O., Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Impaired T-cell responses to mitogens and high T-cell activation marker (TAM) expression on Mycobacterium tuberculosis –specific T-cells characterize…”
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Diminished Interleukin-7 receptor expression on T-cell subsets in tuberculosis patients by Acheampong, Isaac, Minadzi, Difery, Adankwah, Ernest, Aniagyei, Wilfred, Vivekanandan, Monika M., Yeboah, Augustine, Arthur, Joseph F., Lamptey, Millicent, Abass, Mohammed K., Kumbel, Francis, Osei-Yeboah, Francis, Gawusu, Amidu, Laing, Edwin F., Batsa Debrah, Linda, Owusu, Dorcas O., Debrah, Alexander, Mayatepek, Ertan, Seyfarth, Julia, Phillips, Richard O., Jacobsen, Marc

“…Immunopathology in human tuberculosis affects T-cell phenotype and functions. Previous studies identified impaired T-cell sensitivity to Interleukin (IL)-7…”
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Reply to "compliance with antimicrobial therapy for buruli ulcer" by Phillips, Richard O, Sarfo, Fred S, Abass, Mohammed K, Frimpong, Michael, Ampadu, Edwin, Forson, Mark, Amoako, Yaw A, Thompson, William, Asiedu, Kingsley, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark

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Clinical and Bacteriological Efficacy of Rifampin-Streptomycin Combination for Two Weeks followed by Rifampin and Clarithromycin for Six Weeks for Treatment of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease by Phillips, Richard O, Sarfo, Fred S, Abass, Mohammed K, Abotsi, Justice, Wilson, Tuah, Forson, Mark, Amoako, Yaw A, Thompson, William, Asiedu, Kingsley, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark

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