Pan Afr Med J
August 2018
This study aimed to evaluate the profile of patients hospitalized for anticoagulant-induced hemorrhage. We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study within the Department of Cardiology at the Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital, in Ouagadougou, over a period of 2 years from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2008. All hospitalized patients with anticoagulant-induced hemorrhage were included in the study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to describe the microbiological characteristics of community-acquired peritonitis at the Souro Sanou teaching hospital of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. This 10-month prospective study, from July 2012 through May 2013 included all cases of community-acquired peritonitis who underwent surgery at our hospital and had a pus sample taken at that time. Bacteriological analyses were performed according to the hospital laboratory's protocol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility of surgical site infection (SSI) as a basis for optimizing probabilistic antibiotherapy.
Materials And Methods: A 6-month transversal retrospective study was carried out at the Souro Sano Hospital Laboratory from November 1st, 2006 to April 30th, 2007. All positive pus samples collected for etiologic diagnosis of SSI were included.