Environmental and health-related risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Benin.
Fabienne Nackers;
Roch C Johnson;
Judith R Glynn 
;
Claude Zinsou;
René Tonglet;
Françoise Portaels;
(2007)
Environmental and health-related risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Benin.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 77 (5).
pp. 834-836.
ISSN 0002-9637
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.834
;
Claude Zinsou;
René Tonglet;
Françoise Portaels;
(2007)
Environmental and health-related risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Benin.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 77 (5).
pp. 834-836.
ISSN 0002-9637
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.834
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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