Association of HIV infection and Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Benin

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 901-903

  Johnson, Roch C ^a   Nackers, Fabienne ^b   Glynn, Judith R ^c   De Biurrun Bakedano, Elisa ^e   Zinsou, Claude ^a,d   Aguiar, Julia ^d   Tonglet, René ^b   Portaels, Françoise ^e  

^a Buruli Ulcer National Control Program Cotonou   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten   (Benin)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK;

EID: 42449103447     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f7690a     Document Type: Article

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