@article{25758, keywords = {Treatment, Nigeria, Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Cohort Studies, Buruli ulcer, Benin}, author = {Marion E and Carolan K and Adeye A and Kempf M and Chauty A and Marsollier L and Johnson C}, title = {Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin.}, abstract = {

Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.

}, year = {2015}, journal = {PLoS neglected tropical diseases}, volume = {9}, pages = {e3443}, url = {http://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0003443&representation=PDF}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0003443}, language = {eng}, }