Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in Rural Hospital, Southern Benin, 1997-2001.(Research) From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: August 1, 2004| Author: Aguiar, Julia; Debacker, Martine; Dramaix, Michele; Guedenon, Augustin; Meyers, Wayne M.; Portaels, Francoise; Scott, Janet T.; Steunou, Christian; Zinsou, Claude | COPYRIGHT 2004 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Data from 1,700 patients living in southern Benin were collected at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten, Zagnanado, Benin, from 1997 through 2001. In the Zou region in 1999, Buruli ulcer (BU) had a higher detection rate (21.5/100,000) than leprosy (13.4/100,000) and tuberculosis (20.0/100,000). More than 13% of the patients had osteomyelitis. Delay in seeking treatment declined from 4 months in 1989 to 1 month in 2001, and median hospitalization time decreased from 9 mont...