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Environmental and health-related risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Benin.

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Nackers, Fabienne [UCL] Johnson, Roch C Glynn, Judith R Zinsou, Claude Tonglet, René Portaels, Françoise

We conducted a case-control study to investigate the association between Buruli ulcer (BU) and environmental- and health-related behaviors in southern Benin. Hospital BU cases (N = 324) and sex- and age-matched neighborhood controls (N = 1,173) answered a questionnaire. Regular use of soap for washing, treating injuries with soap or antibiotic powder, and frequent contact with flowing water appeared protective against BU.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication date 2007
Journal information "The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene" - Vol. 77, no. 5, p. 834-6 (2007)
Peer reviewed yes
e-issn 1476-1645
issn 0002-9637
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL
MESH Subject Risk Factors ; Mycobacterium ulcerans - isolation & purification ; Middle Aged ; Infant ; Humans ; Child, Preschool ; Child ; Case-Control Studies ; Buruli Ulcer - epidemiology ; Benin - epidemiology ; Aged, 80 and over ; Aged ; Adult ; Adolescent
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Bibliographic reference Nackers, Fabienne ; Johnson, Roch C ; Glynn, Judith R ; Zinsou, Claude ; Tonglet, René ; et. al. Environmental and health-related risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Benin.. In: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol. 77, no. 5, p. 834-6 (2007)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/11182