Frequency and factors associated with arterial remodeling in persons living with human immunodeficiency virus in Parakou in 2019.

Background: The side effects of antiretroviral drugs and the chronic inflammation induced by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection contribute to the development of atherosclerotic arterial remodeling in people living with HIV (PLWH).

Objectives: To determine the frequency and factors associated with arterial remodeling in PLWH treated at the university hospital of Parakou.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytic study.

Factors associated with influenza vaccination of general medicine interns in Nancy, France, in 2017.

Winter flu is an epidemic infectious disease which sometimes causes serious complications in vulnerable people treated in general practice. Currently, the most effective means of prevention is influenza vaccination, which is recommended for healthcare professionals, including general medicine interns. The target of 75% coverage set by WHO for healthcare professional is rarely reached.

Therapeutic status of HIV-infected patients with at least 5 years of follow-up for antiretroviral therapy in a resource-limited setting: the experience of the CNHU ambulatory treatment center in Cotonou, Benin.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to describe the therapeutic situation of patients who had been followed up for antiretroviral therapy for at least 5 years.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study reviewed records of the historical cohort of adults infected with HIV in the national and teaching hospital at Cotonou from January 2, 2002, to March 31, 2013. It included all patients with follow-up for ART for at least five years.

Report of a fatal case of Lassa fever in Parakou in 2018: clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic aspects.

Background: Lassa fever is one of the most lethal neglected tropical diseases in West Africa. It is a serious public health problem in this region of Africa where it is endemic in several countries. However, it remains a very little known disease by healthcare workers.

Antibiotic resistance of Enterobacteriaceae causing urinary tract infections in elderly patients living in the community and in the nursing home: a retrospective observational study.

Objectives: Although nursing homes are thought to be significant reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, very few large population-based studies comparing antibiotic resistance prevalence in nursing homes and in the community have adjusted for patient characteristics. Our objective was to compare the prevalence of antibiotic resistance of Enterobacteriaceae cultured from urine samples of nursing home residents with that of community-dwelling adults, all aged 65 years or older.

Methods: This study analysed around 20 000 positive urine samples sent to a large laboratory in north-eastern France from 2014 to 2017, collected from individuals aged 65 years or older.