Microscopy for Acid Fast Bacilli: A Useful but Neglected Tool in Routine Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer

Frimpong M¹, Sarpong-Duah M¹, Beissner M³, Sarfo FS^2,4, Loglo AD¹, Tannor E², Awuah NY¹, Michael Frimpong^4*, Adjei O⁴, Wansbrough-Jones M⁵, Bretzel G³ and Phillips RO^2,4

¹Kumasi Collaborative Centre for Research (KCCR), Kumasi, Ghana

²Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Kumasi, Ghana

³Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (DITM/LMU), Munich, Germany

⁴Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

⁵Institute of Infection and Immunity, St. George’s University of London, London, UK