Comprehensive Case–Control Study of Protective and Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

Comprehensive Case–Control Study of Protective and Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

To examine protective and risk factors for Buruli ulcer (BU), we conducted a case–control study of 245 adult BU cases and 481 postcode-matched controls across BU-endemic areas of Victoria, Australia. We calculated age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios for socio-environmental, host, and behavioral facto...

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Main Authors: Bridgette J. McNamara, Kim R. Blasdell, Arvind Yerramilli, Ina L. Smith, Simone L. Clayton, Michael Dunn, Ee Laine Tay, Katherine B. Gibney, Nilakshi T. Waidyatillake, Mohammad A. Hussain, Michael Muleme, Daniel P. O’Brien, Eugene Athan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycobacterium
risk factors
protective factors
case-control studies
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0011_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0011_article

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