Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Benin

Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Benin

We identified risk factors for Buruli ulcer (BU) in Benin in an unmatched case-control study at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten in southern Benin. A total of 2,399 persons admitted from 1997 through 2003 and 1,444 unmatched patients with other conditions in 2002 were recruited. Adjuste...

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Main Authors: Martine Debacker, Françoise Portaels, Julia Aguiar, Christian Steunou, Claude Zinsou, Wayne Meyers, Michèle Dramaix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Buruli ulcer
mycobacteriosis
Benin
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/9/05-0598_article

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