Daye Ka, Aboubakar Taha Ibrahim, Aboubakar Sidikh Badiane, Catherine Sarr, Ndéye Marème Dieng, Khardiata Diallo Mbaye, Ndeye Aissatou Lakhe, Viviane Marie Pierre Cisse Diallo & Moussa Seydi·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Bacterial meningitis in Africa is caused mainly by three bacteria: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and Haemophilus influenzae B. Staphylococcus aureus is a rare cause of bacterial meningitis, with an estimated prevalence rate of between 0.89% and 5% of bacterial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i11387
Philip Gyaase, Eugene Kpinee Aanienang, Peggy Mensah, Patience Adzordor, Samuel Kwame Tweneboah, Evelyn Aidoo Amoakoaa, Lambon Wisdom Bawammah, Emmanuel Boateng Acheampong, Emmanuel Kwesi Eshun & David Ben Sampson·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Background: A lot of interventions have targeted to reduce exposure to HIV risk factors however HIV continues to affect millions of people. The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of HIV prevalence in the Central Region of Ghana. Methods: A facility based cross se...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i11386
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic is an emerging viral zoonosis caused by SARS-CoV2. It is responsible for a systemic infection in humans, primarily respiratory. In Senegal, the Thiès Region confirmed its first case on March 14, 2020. The second epidemic wave occurring in 2021...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10385
Kukwah Anthony Tufon, Djike Puepi Yolande Fokam, Enyama Dominique, Akenji Blaise Mboringong, Belle Ajong Fontem, Linonge Christiana Enjema, Noukeu Njinkui Diomede, Ekoube Charlotte Eposse, Andang Paul Mayah, Ganni Wilfried Wele, Agwe Samuel Mbah & Tseuko Toghoua Dorine Godelive·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Aim: This report was aimed at determining the possible source, risk factors, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and clinical management of the first recorded case of meningitis in Cameroon caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica. Presentation of case: A 10 months old baby prev...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10384
Aims: There is evidence that atmospheric PM2.5 concentration is higher in Ouagadougou than the World Health Organization recommended threshold; however, its impact on childhood pneumonia admissions is unknown. Study Design: This was a partial ecological study. Place and Duration...
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Hervé Kafando, Zonon Hamadé, Caroline Yonaba, Ouedraogo Gafourou Arsène, Saidou Chaibou Nassirou, Zida Adama, Abdoul Salam Ouédraogo & Ismaël Diallo·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a Gram-negative, aerobic bacillus found in the environment. It is an important hospital-acquired bacterium, mainly affecting newborn and immunocompromised patients. It is naturally resistant to many standard antibiotics, making it difficult to ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10382
Global public health has suffered greatly as a result of the coronavirus illness 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic; yet when vaccinations against Covid-19 are available, they have contributed to the containment of the spread of SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, there hav...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10381
Aim: To assess the prevalence of Non-Typhoidal Salmonella spp isolated from food and stool samples in Port Harcourt. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study with simple randomized sampling. Methodology: In this study, 210 stool samples and 210 food samples collected from D...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10380
Ismaël Diallo, Eric Arnaud Diendéré, Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Modeste Bouda, Abdoul Gafourou Arsène Ouédraogo, Jacques Zoungrana, Mamoudou Savadogo & Smaïla Ouédraogo·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2024
Introduction: Bacterial meningitis done represent a major public health concern especially within the meningitis belt. In 2019, Hemophilus influenzae (Hi) was responsible for 8% of meningitis cases in the ECOWAS zone. In Burkina Faso, the vaccine against type b Hi was introduced...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10379
Introduction: Central nervous system (CNS) damage is common duringhuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionand occur in cases of immunosuppression, which leads to altered consciousness. The objective of this work was to identify the etiologies and factors associated with the d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10377
Aim: To determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection among symptomatic adults in a tertiary hospital in a peri-urban setting in Southwestern Nigeria. Methodology: It was a retrospective, cross-sectional study conducted in the Medical Microbiology Laborato...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10378
Objective: HIV infections have taken a heavy toll on young adults in the USA. Most undergraduate students fall within the age group who are at high risk of HIV infections. The effect of age on HIV risk related behaviors among African American undergraduate students has never been...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i9375
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that first appeared in Europe in the 15th century, responsible for deadly epidemics before the discovery of penicillin. It typically progresses through three phases: primary syphilis, characterized by a syphilitic chancre tha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i10376
Background: Knowledge of vector-borne diseases (VBDs) its prevalence, attendant risk factors and effective control practice is a prerequisite for the containment of these disease. Objective: To determine the prevalence and knowledge of preventive measures against select VBDs amon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i9374
Balantidium Coli is a large protozoan parasite, measuring up to 150 micrometers, initially identified in 1857 and later renamed in 1861-1862. It is an animal parasite, with its primary reservoir being pigs (domestic pigs/wild boars), but it can also be found in other animal speci...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2024/v15i9373