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. 2007 Nov;77(5):834-6.

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

Fabienne Nackers  1 , Roch C Johnson, Judith R Glynn, Claude Zinsou, René Tonglet, Françoise Portaels
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  • PMID: 17984337

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

Fabienne Nackers et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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