Volume 14, Number 3—March 2008
Research
Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease, Peru
Humberto Guerra*, Juan Carlos Palomino†, Eduardo Falconí*‡, Francisco Bravo*, Ninoska Donaires*, Eric Van Marck§, and Françoise Portaels†
Table 2
Diagnostic laboratory studies on patients with Buruli ulcer, Peru*
| Patient no. | ITM no. | AFB in smear (ZN) | Histopathologic changes | AFB in histologic sections | IS2404 PCR | Culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | Positive | Necrosis of fat | Positive | ND | ND |
| 2 | 96–0729 | Positive | Necrosis of fat | Positive | Positive | Contaminated |
| 3 | 01–0720 | Positive | Necrosis of fat | Positive | Positive | Negative |
| 4 | 02–1536 | Positive | Necrosis of fat | Positive | Positive | Contaminated |
| 5 | 02–1877 | Negative (only 1 AFB seen) | Necrosis of fat + granulomatous infiltrate | Positive | Positive | Negative |
| 6 | 04–0872 | Positive | Necrosis of fat | Positive | Positive | Negative |
| 7 | 05–2249 05–2411 | Positive | Necrosis of fat + inflammation | Positive | Positive | Negative |
| 8 | None | Positive | Necrosis of fat + inflammation | Positive | Positive | Negative |
*ITM, Institute of Tropical Medicine; AFB, acid-fast bacilli; ZN, Ziehl-Neelsen staining; ND, not done.
