A 50-year-old man from Uganda presents with a chronic skin ulcer. He is HIV-positive. Biopsy shows acid-fast bacilli growing at 32°C but not 37°C. IS2...

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A 50-year-old man from Uganda presents with a chronic skin ulcer. He is HIV-positive. Biopsy shows acid-fast bacilli growing at 32°C but not 37°C. IS2404 PCR is positive. What is the recommended treatment duration for Buruli ulcer?

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8 weeks of oral rifampicin plus clarithromycin

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2 weeks of antibiotics

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6 months of RIPE

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12 months of dapsone

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Single dose of praziquantel

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Buruli Ulcer Standard Treatment

A 50-year-old man from Uganda presents with a chronic skin ulcer. He is HIV-positive. Biopsy shows acid-fast bacilli growing at 32°C but not 37°C. IS2404 PCR is positive. What is the recommended treatment duration for Buruli ulcer?