Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Research
Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli ulcer) in Rural Hospital, Southern Benin, 1997–2001
Martine Debacker*, Julia Aguiar†, Christian Steunou†, Claude Zinsou*†, Wayne M. Meyers‡, Augustin Guédénon§, Janet T. Scott*, Michèle Dramaix¶, and Françoise Portaels*
Table 4
Changes in patient delay and duration of hospitalization in Buruli ulcer patients, 1997–2001
| Year | Median patient delay (q1–q3) | p | Median duration of hospitalization (q1–q3) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 57 (30–91) | 39 (31–53) | ||
| NSa | NSa | |||
| 1998 | 61 (30–91) | 39 (28–54) | ||
| NSa | < 0.001a | |||
| 1999 | 46 (23–122) | 35 (26–43) | ||
| 0.001a | 0.009a | |||
| 2000 | 30 (23–61) | 33 (23–42) | ||
| NSa | NSa | |||
| 2001 | 30 (23–61) | 32 (24–44) | ||
| Total | 46 (23–91) | < 0.001b | 35 (26–48) | < 0.001b |
aMann-Whitney nonparametric test. Significance level = 0.0125 (Bonferroni correction for pair comparison = 0.05/4). NS = nonsignificant.
bKruskall-Wallis nonparametric test. Significance level = 0.05.
