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SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Factors Associated with Mortality in Hospitalized Patients Aged 60 and Over at the Epidemic Treatment Center (ETC) of Saint-Louis (Senegal)

Alassane Dièye, Arona Diouf, Papa Latyr Junior Diouf, Moustapha Diedhiou, Mba Bambo Diakhaby, Demba Makalou, Samba Niang, Diatou Dia-Gueye, Amadou Diop Dia, Ibrahima Louis Martin Dieng, Ahmeth Dieng, Seynabou LO & Ndéye Méry Dia-Badiane · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection typically causes severe pneumonia in elderly patients with high mortality rates. Aim: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical and evolution profile of the SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients aged 60 years and over hos...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i2327

Determinants of Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in People Living with HIV, Followed up at Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Yumba Numbi Georges, Matanda Kapend Serge, Sarr Catherine, Kamalo Mwad Kon Berthe, Kisoka Kimbungu Thierry, Ndua Tshijik Jenny, Mutombo Tshibang Patrick, Bakona Ilunga Dubois, Kapend A Kalal Lievin & Mwamba Mulumba Claude · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the level of adherence and the factors associated with good adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Study Design:  Cross Sectional Study. Place and Duration of Study: Internal medicine d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i2326

Adverse Events Following Immunization of COVID-19 Vaccines in People Vaccinated from June 2021 to March 2022 in Ouagadougou

Ismaël Diallo, Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Gafourou Arsène Ouédraogo, Smaïla Ouédraogo, Eric Arnaud Diendéré, Jacques Zoungrana, Réné Bognounou, Mamoudou Savadogo & Apoline Kongnimissom Sondo · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Aims: To study adverse events following immunization of Covid-19 vaccines in people vaccinated from June 14, 2021 to March 13, 2022 at the vaccination center of University Hospital Yalgado Ouedraogo. Study Design:  Our study was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1325

Microbial Communities and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Aerobic Bacteria Associated with the Vaginal Microbiota: A Retrospective Study in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Chidi L. C. Ndukwu · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

The vaginal microbiota, unlike some other sites such as the intestinal microbiota is a less diversified micro-ecosystem; dominated normally by Lactobacilli which play specific important roles in the wellbeing of the vagina and the female person. Dysbiosis or the loss of Lactobaci...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1324

Antibiotics Prescriptions in the Otolaryngology Department of the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori in 2020

Cossi Angelo Attinsounon, Elmida Kouton, Carine Yehouenou, Bruno Ametonou, Fatiou Bouraïma & Marius Flatin · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of antibiotic prescriptions in the ENT department of the Departmental and Teaching Hospital of Borgou-Alibori (DTH-BA). Study design:  This was a prospective descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Departmental and Tea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1323

Sternal Tuberculosis: About Two Senegalese Cases

Alassane Dièye, Abdourahmane Ndong, Papa Latyr Junior Diouf, Mba Bambo Diakhaby, Samba Niang, Amadou Diop Dia, Diatou Dia-Gueye, Seynabou LO & Ndéye Méry Dia-Badiane · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health problem in resource-limited countries where it is endemic. Sternal TB is a rare entity. It accounts for less than 1% of tuberculous osteomyelitis. We report two cases of sternal TB occurring in two young Senegalese aged 21 and 23, w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1322

A Review of Literature on Transferrin: Deciphering its Complex Mechanism in Cellular Iron Regulation and Clinical Implications

Nneka Damola Ajayi, Samson Abidemi Ajayi, Oluseun Babatunde Oladoyinbo & Oluwaseun Oladeji Olaniyi · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Iron is a crucial constituent in cellular metabolism, playing a pivotal role in numerous enzymatic activities that are required for the maintenance of life. However, the lack of regulation in iron levels can lead to cellular damage through the Fenton reaction, which produces reac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1321

Circulating Serotypes of Group A Rotavirus Identified in the Faeces of Children Aged 0-56 Months with Gastroenteritis

I. Tondé, D. Kambiré, A. Ky-Ba, D. C. Drabo, M. T. Gampiné, J. Tranchot-Diallo, H. Savadogo, M. Tamboura, M. Kam, M. Sanou, A. S. Ouédraogo, I. Sanou, L. Sangaré & R. Ouédraogo-Traoré · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2024

Gastroenteritis is a public health problem in developing countries such as Burkina Faso. The introduction of the RotaShield rotavirus vaccine in the early 1980s had the side-effect of causing acute intestinal invaginations, which led to the introduction of surveillance. The aim o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i1320

Prevalence and Trend of Urinary Schistosomiasis in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Robert Kwashie Adedze-Kpodo, Ebenezer Ato Ewusie & Stephen Tawiah Odonkor · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Background: Urinary schistosomiasis remains a major cause of public health concern with the global burden predominant in Sub-Sahara Africa. Over 78 countries are affected and approximately 800 million people are exposed to the disease in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounting for 90...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4319

Systematic Review of Carbapenem Resistant Gram-negative Infective Endocarditis, Treatment Options and Outcomes

Walczak A. · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Background: Gram negative infective endocarditis is rare and usually associated with intravenous drug use or significant healthcare exposure and prosthetic cardiac valves or devices. Carbapenem resistance is a growing concern worldwide with limited drug options for these infectio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4318

Covid-19 and Malaria Co-Infection in Imo State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Seroprevalence Study

Chukwunonyerem C. Ogwudire, Mercy N. Madubuike, Christiana E. Etoruom, Sylva O. Anyadoh-Nwadike & Chinyere I. Okoro · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and malaria syndemic poses colossal challenge in prompt diagnosis and effective management of both infections especially in tropical regions. Therefore, this survey was conducted in order to ascertain the seroprevalence of SARS-COV-2 ant...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4317

Safety and Proven Risk Assessment on the Release of Wolbachia-Inserted Aedes Aegypti: Lesson Learned from the Partial Resistance of the Community

Forman Erwin Siagian · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Aims: to describe the basis of partial rejection from the community regarding the government's plan to expand the range of releases of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which have been inserted with the endosymbiont bacteria Wolbachia spp. to reduce the incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4316

Vulva Candidiasis among HIV Patients and Healthy Female Volunteers in Port Harcourt

Rhoda Nwalozie, Brenda Anyakwe Nnokam, Evelyn Orevaoghene Onosakponome, Roseanne Adah Ikpeama & Clement Ugochukwu Nyenke · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Vulvo-rectal the most prevalent species of candida, Candida albicans, is the cause of candidiasis, a fungal infection of the vagina that affects the genital system as an adaptive and opportunistic pathogen. This study was aimed at examining the prevalence and risk factors of vulv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4314

Buruli Ulcer: A Neglected Tropical Disease

Nyenke Clement Ugochukwu, Ikpeama, Roseanne Adah, Onosakponome, Evelyn Orevaoghene, Enyinnaya Stella Ogbonnie & Esiere RoseMary Kaiso · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Buruli ulcer is a neglected trophical disease. It is characterized by the development of painless open wounds. It causes large skin ulcers mainly in children aged 5 to 15 years. Buruli ulcer is a skin infection caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium ulcerans. The disease is c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4315

Urban Slums Morbidity Spectrum: A Cross Sectional Study on Korogocho Slum, Kenya

Samira Nassir Hussein, Alloysius Luambo Omoto & George Audi · Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases · 2023

Community health outreach is part of community-based health care, an extension of facility-based primary care services used to reach the underserved. Slums population in sub-Sahara Africa has been growing by 9 million persons per year making slum occupancy to form more than 56% o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrid/2023/v14i4313