Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Benin
| Autor: | Martine Debacker, Françoise Portaels, Claude Zinsou, Julia Aguiar, Wayne M. Meyers, C. Steunou, Michele Dramaix |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Buruli ulcer medicine.medical_specialty Africa West Adolescent Epidemiology Bacterial diseases Mycobacterium Infections Nontuberculous lcsh:Medicine lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Skin Ulcer Humans Medicine Benin lcsh:RC109-216 Risk factor Child research biology Mycobacterium ulcerans business.industry mycobacteriosis lcsh:R Case-control study Infant Odds ratio Middle Aged Skin ulcer biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Risk factors Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Female Residence medicine.symptom business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 9, Pp 1325-1331 (2006) Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| ISSN: | 1080-6059 1080-6040 |
| Popis: | Disease was associated with age, place of residence, and water sources in all age groups. We identified risk factors for Buruli ulcer (BU) in Benin in an unmatched case-control study at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten in southern Benin. A total of 2,399 persons admitted from 1997 through 2003 and 1,444 unmatched patients with other conditions in 2002 were recruited. Adjusted odds ratios were determined for age, sex, place of residence, Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccination at birth, type of water for domestic use, and occupation. Children 49 years of age had a higher risk for BU. Use of unprotected water from swamps was associated with increased risk for BU; this association was strongest in adults >49 years of age. Sex was not a risk factor for BU. Our data showed that BU was mainly associated with age, place of residence, and water sources in all age groups. Risk for BU was higher in BCG-vaccinated patients >5 years of age. |
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