Climate, soil type, and geographic distribution of actinomycetoma cases in Northeast Mexico: A cross-sectional study

Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous infection of subcutaneous tissue, that may involve deep structures and bone. It can be caused by bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma). There is an epidemiological association between mycetoma and the environment, including rainfall, temperature and hum...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 15; no. 5; p. e0232556
Main Authors:	Cardenas-de la Garza, Jesus Alberto, Welsh, Oliverio, Cuellar-Barboza, Adrian, Suarez-Sanchez, Karina Paola, Cruz-Gomez, Luis Gerardo, De la Cruz-Valadez, Estephania, Ocampo-Candiani, Jorge, Vera-Cabrera, Lucio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 08.05.2020 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acacia Actinomycetales infections Actinomycetes Annual precipitation Annual temperatures Bacteria Biodiversity Biology and Life Sciences Causes of Chronic infection Clusters Cross-sectional studies Culture Dermatology Diseases Distribution Earth Sciences Ecological niches Ecology and Environmental Sciences Environmental aspects Epidemiology Etiology Fungi Geographical distribution Humidity Infection Infections Infectious skin diseases Maduromycosis Mean annual precipitation Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Niches Niches (Ecology) Nocardia People and places Precipitation Prediction models Prosopis Public health Public health movements Rain Rainfall Reservoirs (Water) Soil mapping Soil temperature Soil types Soils Strategic planning (Business) Temperature Trauma Vegetation Vertisols Mexico Sudan
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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