Faecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in a remote region of Niger.

Objective: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-E. coli) in developing countries is lacking. Here we describe the population structure and molecular characteristics of ESBL-E.

Children hydrocephalus in Togo: etiologies, treatment, and outcomes.

Background: Hydrocephalus is frequent in sub-Saharan African countries. The postinfectious hydrocephalus tends to decrease. The objective of this study was to identify the etiologies and outcomes of hydrocephalus.

Providers' views on hormonal family planning methods for young women: a qualitative study from Dosso, Niger.

Family planning (FP) providers play an important role in ensuring that clients are offered a full range of FP methods. This qualitative study explores providers' views on three hormonal FP methods and why they think young women may choose these methods in Niger.                                                     In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 FP providers in 24 government health centers in Dosso region, Niger between February-March 2020.

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Introduction: Congenital rubella syndrome is a pathology following maternal and then fetal infection with the rubella virus which can cause serious sequelae in children. The incidence of this syndrome has led a large number of countries to introduce rubella-containing vaccines into their immunization programs.

Objective: In order to estimate the seroprevalence of this disease and assess the advisability of introducing the rubella vaccine, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Niger from 2005 to 2019.

[Anesthesiological aspects and complications of intracranial meningiomas operated at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center, Lomé: about 21 cases].

This study aimed to point to both the anesthesiological aspects and the perioperative complications of intracranial meningiomas operated at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center, Lomé. We conducted a retrospective study by reviewing the medical records of patients with intracranial meningiomas undergoing surgery over the period December 2010-December 2015 (5 years) at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center, Lomé. Out of 46 patients operated fo brain tumors, 21 (45.