Publications by authors named "Aniza Fahrasmane"
Unlabelled: Vitamin D (VD) insufficiency is common among patients with diabetes in French Guiana. The study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of VD deficiency in the different type of diabetes encountered and to analyze the relationship between VD deficiency and diabetes complications.
Methods: An observational study was conducted between May 2019 and May 2020 in French Guiana, based on data from the CODIAM study (Diabetes Cohort in French Amazonia), describing the characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus.
A prospective study was conducted among different intra and extra-hospital populations of French Guiana to evaluate the performance of saliva testing compared to nasopharyngeal swabs. Persons aged 3 years and older with mild symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 and asymptomatic persons with a testing indication were prospectively enrolled. Nasopharyngeal and salivary samples were stored at 4°C before analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurrent testing for COVID-19 relies on reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction from a nasopharyngeal swab specimen. Saliva samples have advantages regarding ease and painlessness of collection, which does not require trained staff and may allow self-sampling. We enrolled 776 persons at various field-testing sites and collected nasopharyngeal and pooled saliva samples.
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- This study explores how environmental factors, particularly climate and flu outbreaks, affect sickle cell disease (SCD) patients in French Guiana, aiming to improve patient care and prevention strategies.* -
- Data from emergency visits and hospital records from 2010 to 2016 revealed that lower temperatures and humidity increased incidents of vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), while flu epidemics were linked to severe VOC cases.* -
- The findings suggest that enhancing patient awareness of climate-related risks and promoting annual flu vaccinations can help reduce the frequency and severity of painful crises in SCD patients.*
Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology of infantile Pompe disease (IPD) in French Guiana, a French overseas territory, by combining a retrospective case records study and a prospective anonymous genotyping in a sample of mothers followed in the two major maternity units of French Guiana.
Methods: We identified 19 newborns with IPD born within a 13-year-period in French Guiana, corresponding to 1/4528 births. All children were born within the African-American Maroon (Bushinengue) community originating from slaves who settled along the Maroni river in the 19th century.