title: Association of HIV infection and Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in Benin.
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).
authors.affiliation: Buruli ulcer National Control Program Cotonou, Benin, Belgium.
authors.forename: Roch C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Fabienne
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nackers
authors.forename: Judith R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Glynn
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Biurrun Bakedano
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zinsou
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tonglet
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Portaels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001541:Benin / Q000453:epidemiology; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012306:Risk