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

Estelle Marion 1, 2, * Kevin Carolan 3 Ambroise Adeye 1 Marie Kempf 4 Annick Chauty 1 Laurent Marsollier 2
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1 Fondation Raoul Follereau - Centre de Diagnostic et de Traitement de l'Ulcère de Buruli [Pobè, Bénin]
2 CRCNA - Inserm U892 - CNRS 6299 - LUNAM - ATOMycA, Inserm Avenir Team
CRCNA - Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie / Nantes - Angers
3 MIVEGEC - Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle
4 Laboratoire de Bactériologie et d'Hygiène Hospitalière [CHU Angers]
Abstract : 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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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, Public Library of Science, 2015, 9 (1), pp.e3443. ⟨10.1371/journal.pntd.0003443⟩. ⟨inserm-01818855⟩

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