Publications by authors named "C Mahraoui"
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- Enterovirus infections can impact the central nervous system, causing conditions like meningitis and encephalitis, and this study aimed to detail these infections for Moroccan patients.
- Conducted from January 2021 to March 2023 at Ibn Sina University Hospital, the study analyzed 1,479 cerebrospinal fluid samples, finding enterovirus in just 19 patients, mostly young children and males.
- Common symptoms included fever and headache, and while many cases showed lymphocytic patterns in CSF analysis, some results could mimic bacterial infections, highlighting the importance of using multiplex PCR for accurate diagnosis.
Acute respiratory infections remain a leading cause of death among young children in low- and middle-income countries. The etiological diagnosis of these infections is challenging due to the similarity in clinical presentations and overlapping symptoms caused by various pathogens. This database provides comprehensive epidemiological, clinical, paraclinical, and biological data on 801 Moroccan children admitted to the Children's Hospital of Rabat for the management of Clinical Severe Pneumonia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPertussis outbreak in children hospitalized in Rabat (Morocco).
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
June 2024
Introduction: Cyclical pertussis epidemics primarily affect young infants. This study aims to estimate pertussis prevalence during the ongoing 2023 outbreak at our institution, focusing on affected age groups and clinical presentations.
Materiel And Methods: This retrospective study includes patients admitted to Rabat University Hospital Center from 1st January 2021 to 30th June 2023.
Multifocal tuberculosis (TB) accounts for up to one-third of all cases of TB and children are at higher risk for extrapulmonary TB than adults. Spinal TB is the regular form of skeletal TB. Spondylodiscitis TB represents 47%-94% of spinal TB.
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- Genetic testing is crucial for diagnosing inborn errors of immunity (IEI), but high costs and advanced tech limit accessibility, especially in low-income countries like Morocco.
- A study analyzed 742 patients over 12 years, finding that 29% received genetic diagnoses, with 55 defects identified, including 7 new ones.
- Collaborative thesis projects were key to achieving these results, highlighting progress in genetic diagnosis and offering a foundation for better patient care in Morocco.