Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli Ulcer) in Rural Hospital, Southern Benin, 1997–2001

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Debacker, Martine ; Aguiar, Julia ; Steunou, Christian ; Zinsou, Claude ; Meyers, Wayne M. ; Guédénon, Augustin ; Scott, Janet T. ; Dramaix, Michèle ; Portaels, Françoise
• Description:
  Data from 1,700 patients living in southern Benin were collected at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten, Zagnanado, Benin, from 1997 through 2001. In the Zou region in 1999, Buruli ulcer (BU) had a higher detection rate (21.5/100,000) than leprosy (13.4/100,000) and tuberculosis (20.0/100,000). More than 13% of the patients had osteomyelitis. Delay in seeking treatment declined from 4 months in 1989 to 1 month in 2001, and median hospitalization time decreased from 9 months in 1989 to 1 month in 2001. This reduction is attributed, in part, to implementing an international cooperation program, creating a national BU program, and making advances in patient care.
• Subjects:
  Hospitalization Hospitals, Rural Humans Length Of Stay Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Ulcerans
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(8):1391-1398.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Benin
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:df2174925e456bb30de0811da5cd221bf0003ef64062596d4dfdc8ebb66e28b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14525/cdc_14525_DS1.pdf
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