TY - JOUR KW - Treatment KW - Nigeria KW - Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) KW - Cohort Studies KW - Buruli ulcer KW - Benin AU - Marion E AU - Carolan K AU - Adeye A AU - Kempf M AU - Chauty A AU - Marsollier L AU - Johnson C AB -

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.

BT - PLoS neglected tropical diseases DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003443 IS - 1 LA - eng N2 -

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.

PY - 2015 EP - e3443 ST - PLoS Negl Trop Dis T2 - PLoS neglected tropical diseases TI - Buruli ulcer in South Western Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study of patients treated in Benin. UR - http://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0003443&representation=PDF VL - 9 ER -