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Article Dans Une Revue PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Année : 2015

Buruli Ulcer in South Western Nigeria : A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated in Benin

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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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inserm-01818855 , version 1 (19-06-2018)

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Estelle Marion, Kevin Carolan, Ambroise Adeye, Marie Kempf, Annick Chauty, et al.. Buruli Ulcer in South Western Nigeria : A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated in Benin. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015, 9 (1), pp.e3443. ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0003443⟩. ⟨inserm-01818855⟩
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