Buruli Ulcer Recurrence, Benin

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Debacker, Martine ; Aguiar, Julia ; Steunou, Christian ; Zinsou, Claude ; Meyers, Wayne M. ; Portaels, Françoise
• Description:
  Buruli ulcer is a recognized public health problem in West Africa. In Benin, from 1989 to 2001, the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritional Gbemoten (CSNG) treated >2,500 Buruli ulcer patients. From March 2000 to February 2001, field trips were conducted in the Zou and Atlantique regions. The choice of the 2 regions was based on the distance from CSNG and on villages with the highest number of patients treated at CSNG. A total of 66 (44.0%) of 150 former patients treated at CSNG were located in the visited villages. The recurrence rate of CSNG-treated patients after a follow-up period of up to 7 years was low (6.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.0-15.6). We attribute this low rate to the high quality of Buruli ulcer treatment at an accessible regional center (CSNG). The World Health Organization definition of a Buruli ulcer recurrent case should be revised to include a follow-up period >1 year.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Buruli Ulcer Endemic Diseases Follow-up Follow-Up Studies Humans Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Ulcerans Recurrence Recurrence Rate Research Rifampin Skin Diseases, Bacterial Streptomycin

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 11(4):584-589.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Benin
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4ac901443849a9e2b6dc3247cebd65f3e499af2e25b930ee1777590d3c64695a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14731/cdc_14731_DS1.pdf
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