Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Severity of Buruli Ulcer Disease: Results of a Retrospective Study in Cameroon | Zendy

Vanessa Christinet | Zendy; Éric Comte | Zendy; Laura Ciaffi | Zendy; Peter Odermatt | Zendy; Micaela Serafini | Zendy; Annick Antierens | Zendy; L. Rossel | Zendy; Alain-Bertrand Nomo | Zendy; Patrick Nkemenang | Zendy; Akoa Tsoungui | Zendy; Cécile Delhumeau | Zendy; Alexandra Calmy | Zendy

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Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Severity of Buruli Ulcer Disease: Results of a Retrospective Study in Cameroon

Author(s) -

Vanessa Christinet,

Éric Comte,

Laura Ciaffi,

Peter Odermatt,

Micaela Serafini,

Annick Antierens,

L. Rossel,

Alain-Bertrand Nomo,

Patrick Nkemenang,

Akoa Tsoungui,

Cécile Delhumeau,

Alexandra Calmy

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofu021

Subject(s) - medicine , buruli ulcer , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , tuberculosis , immunosuppression , confidence interval , mycobacterium ulcerans , gastroenterology , lesion , disease , immunology , surgery , pathology

Buruli ulcer is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy and is particularly frequent in rural West and Central Africa. However, the impact of HIV infection on BU severity and prevalence remains unclear

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