Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.

Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.

Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors tha...

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Main Authors: Estelle Marion, Kevin Carolan, Ambroise Adeye, Marie Kempf, Annick Chauty, Laurent Marsollier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4287556?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-f31f206789c9419a994fe16316335b002020-11-25T01:43:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352015-01-0191e344310.1371/journal.pntd.0003443Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.Estelle MarionKevin CarolanAmbroise AdeyeMarie KempfAnnick ChautyLaurent MarsollierNigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4287556?pdf=render
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author Estelle Marion
Kevin Carolan
Ambroise Adeye
Marie Kempf
Annick Chauty
Laurent Marsollier
spellingShingle Estelle Marion
Kevin Carolan
Ambroise Adeye
Marie Kempf
Annick Chauty
Laurent Marsollier
Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Kevin Carolan
Ambroise Adeye
Marie Kempf
Annick Chauty
Laurent Marsollier
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title Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
title_short Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
title_full Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
title_fullStr Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
title_full_unstemmed Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.
title_sort buruli ulcer in south western nigeria: a retrospective cohort study of patients treated in benin.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
series PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
issn 1935-2727
1935-2735
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.
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