Buruli Ulcers in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda: Case Report

نویسندگان

  • D. L. KITARA
  • P. O. BWANGAMOI
  • E. I. ODONGO - AGINyA
چکیده

East African Medical Journal Vol 88 No. 12 December 2011 BURULI ULCERS IN GULU REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, NORTHERN UGANDA: CASE REPORT D. L. Kitara, MBChB (Mak), MMed(Surg) (Mak), MPH (UK), FCS(ECSA), PGD(PPM)(GU), Consultant Surgeon and Lecturer, Head of Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, P. O. Bwangamoi, PhD, Professor of Histopathology, Director of the institute of Research, Graduate studies and Staff Development and E. I. Odongo-Aginya, PhD, Associate Professor of Parasitology, Department of Microbiology/Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, P. O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda

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تاریخ انتشار 2013