SARS-CoV2 mutations and impact on mortality: observational study in a subsaharan Africa hospital

Jean-Robert Makulo1*, Roger Wumba1, Madone Ndona Mandina1, Placide Mbala1,2,3, Adrienne Amuri Aziza1,2, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu1, Benjanmin Kabwe1,4, Donatien Mangala1, Ben Izizag Bepouka1, Jerome Ossam Odio1, Murielle Longokolo1, Eric Mukenge1, Guyguy Kamwiziku1, Eddy Lusamaki Kingand1, Constantin Bashengezi4, Gilbert Kabanda1,4 and Benjamin Longo-Mbenza1,4 Summary Background One year after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the focus of…

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COVID-19 and kidney disease: Progress in health inequity from low income settings

Elliot Koranteng Tannor ,Divya Bajpal ,Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Eranga Wijewickrama Published:January 16, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semnephrol.2023.151318 Abstract COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the incidence and prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally and in low-income settings. CKD increases the risk of developing COVID-19 and COVID-19 causes AKI directly or indirectly and its associated…

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PMS2 Pathogenic Variant in Lynch Syndrome- Associated Colorectal Cancer with Polyps

Henriette Poaty, MD1,2 Lauria Batamba Bouya1 Aimé Lumaka3,4 Arnaud Mongo-Onkouo1,5 Deby Gassaye1,5 Address for correspondence Henriette Poaty, MD, Embryology and Genetic Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, BP 2672, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (e-mail: henriettepoaty@gmail.com). Abstract Background Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant condition due to the germline mutation in the mismatch…

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Safety of age-dosed, single low-dose primaquine in children with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency who are infected with Plasmodium falciparum in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomised, double- blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial

Walter R Taylor, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Marie A Onyamboko, Pimnara Peerawaranun, Winifred Weere, Cate Namayanja, Peter Onyas, Harriet Titin, Joy Baseke, Rita Muhindo, Daddy K Kayembe, Pauline O Ndjowo, Benjamin B Basara, Georgette S Bongo, Charles B Okalebo, Grace Abongo, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N Williams, Chiraporn Taya, Mehul Dhorda, Joel Tarning, Arjen M Dondorp, Naomi Waithira,…

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Lumbar spine discs classification based on deep convolutional neural networks using axial view MRI

HAL Id: hal-03170996 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03170996 Submitted on 16 Mar 2021 Wafa Mbarki a,b,⁎, Moez Bouchouich a c, Sebastien Frizzi c,f, Frederick Tshibasu d, Leila Ben Farhat e, Mounir Sayadi a a. Laboratoire Signal, Image et Maitrise de l’Energie(SIME), ENSIT, Université de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie b. Université de Sousse, ENISO, Tunisia c. Aix Marseille Univ, Université de…

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CLINICO- MRI PROFILE OF LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION ON SCIATIC LUMBAR PAIN IN BI-RIVER HOSPITAL SETTINGS (CASES OF KINSHASA AND BRAZZAVILLE)

GJRA – GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS Original Research Paper / Radio-Diagnosis VOLUME – 11, ISSUE – 07, JULY – 2022 • PRINT ISSN No. 2277 – 8160 • DOI : 10.36106/gjra Auteurs : Frederick Tshibasu Tshienda*, Jean Mukaya Tshibola, Patrick Lebughe Litite, Angele Mbongo Tansia, Antoine Molua Aundu, Fidèle Nyimi Bushabu, Wafa Mbarki, Tasnime…

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Clinical and genetic factors are associated with kidney complications in African children with sickle cell anaemia

Oyindamola Christiana Adebayo,1,2, DieuMerci Kabasele Betukumesu,3 Agathe Bikupe Nkoy,2,3 ,Oluyomi Modupe Adesoji,4 Pepe Mfutu Ekulu,3 Lambertus P. Van den Heuvel,2,5 Elena N. Levtchenko2,6,* and Veerle Labarque1,7,* 1Centre for Molecular and Vascular Biology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, 2Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 3Division of Nephrology, Department of…

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SARS-CoV2 infection in symptomatic patients: interest of serological tests and predictors of mortality: experience of DR Congo

Jean-Robert Makulo, Madone Ndona Mandina, Placide Kingebeni Mbala, Roger Dimosi Wumba, Pierre Zalagile Akilimali, Yannick Mayamba Nlandu, Jerome Ossam Odio, Ben Izizag Bepouka, Murielle Mashi Longokolo, Eric Kasongo Mukenge, Guyguy Kamwiziku, Jonathan Mutombo Muamba, Augustin Luzayadio Longo, Crispin Muanza Lufu, Hervé Letin Keke, Marcel Mambimbi Mbula, Hippolyte Nanituma Situakibanza, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili & Jean-Marie Ntuma Kayembe Abstract Background In symptomatic patients, the diagnostic approach of COVID-19 should be holistic. We aimed to evaluate the…

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Nouvelles recommandations dans les MICI : STRIDE II

MINI-REVUE Catherine Le Berre CHU de Nantes, Hôtel-Dieu, Institut des Maladies de l’Appareil Digestif, Service d’hépato-gastro-entérologie et oncologie digestive, 1 place AlexisRicordeau, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1 Résumé Les objectifs thérapeutiques à atteindre dans les maladies inflammatoires chroniques intestinales (MICI) ont grandement évolué sur la dernière décennie. En 2015, le consensus d’experts STRIDE définissait les objectifs…

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