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. 2003 Jun;9(6):651–656. doi: 10.3201/eid0906.020485

Table 2. Number (percent) of specimens with other diagnoses, definite, and suspected Buruli ulcer according to clinical stagea.

Clinical stage Other diagnoses Definite BU
(AFB positive) Suspect BU
(AFB negative) Total
Nodule
7 (6)
18 (14)
5 (4)
30 (24)
Plaque
0
5 (4)
1 (0.8)
6 (5)
Ulcer
2 (1.6)
55 (44)
31 (25)
88 (71)
Total 9 (7) 78 (63) 37 (30) 124 (100)

aBU, Buruli ulcer; AFB, acid-fast bacilli.