Treatment and prevention of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in Australia: guideline update.

2014-03-17

O'Brien, Daniel P

Jenkin, Grant

Buntine, John A

Steffen, Christina M

McDonald, Anthony

Horne, Simon

Friedman, N Deborah

Athan, Eugene

Hughes, Andrew J

Callan, Peter P

Johnson, Paul D R

Journal Article

• Guidelines reflecting contemporary clinical practice in the management of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) in Australia were published in 2007. • Management has continued to evolve, as new evidence has become available from randomised trials, case series and increasing clinical experience with oral antibiotic therapy. • Therefore, guidelines on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of Buruli ulcer in Australia have been updated. They include guidance on the new role of antibiotics as first-line therapy; the shortened duration of antibiotic treatment and the use of all-oral antibiotic regimens; the continued importance, timing and role of surgery; the recognition and management of paradoxical reactions during antibiotic treatment; and updates on the prevention of disease.

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Medical Journal of Australia; 200(5): 267-70

Medical Journal of Australia