Association of HIV infection and Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Benin.
AIDS
; 22(7): 901-3, 2008 Apr 23.
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| ID: mdl-18427211
ABSTRACT
We investigated the association between Buruli ulcer and HIV by comparing the HIV-1/2 seroprevalence in a series of 426 Buruli ulcer patients and a sample of 613 residents of southern Benin. The overall HIV prevalence was 2.6% (11/426) among patients and 0.3% among controls (2/613), giving an odds ratio for the association between HIV and Buruli ulcer of 8.1 (95% confidence interval = 1.8-75; P = 0.003).
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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HIV
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Mycobacterium ulcerans
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Úlcera de Buruli
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article