Publications by authors named "Chaibou M"

We report five cases of craniocervical trauma with knives. The occurrence circumstances were common to all injuries. The trauma was caused by a knife during a fight or an intentional injury.

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Little is known about folk perception of pearl millet livestock fodder status across the Niger republic. Thus, this work assesses farmers' perceptions of the main pearl millet accessions fodder performance features in Niger. To that end, we: (i) Identify farmers' criteria for choosing pearl millet accessions fodder-profile, (ii) Analyze the farmer preferences for pearl millet accessions adapted to local cropping systems, and (iii) Analyze current cropping systems.

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Please note that following publication of the original article [1], Figs. 4, 5 and 6 in the article have been updated to remove oblique lines that were erroneously rendered in the figures.

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Background: An ethnobotanical study was conducted in the eight regions of Niger to identify local knowledge variation of millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) uses.

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Background: The African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS) showed that surgical patients in Africa have a mortality twice the global average. Existing risk assessment tools are not valid for use in this population because the pattern of risk for poor outcomes differs from high-income countries. The objective of this study was to derive and validate a simple, preoperative risk stratification tool to identify African surgical patients at risk for in-hospital postoperative mortality and severe complications.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the management of postoperative pain at the Niamey National Hospital.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the Niamey National Hospital from March to June, 2009. Data collected included age, sex, literacy, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification, type of anesthesia, type of surgery, postoperative analgesics used, and the cost of analgesics.

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Our previous studies revealed that daintain/AIF-1 promoted the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells. In the present study, we investigated the effect of daintain/AIF-1 on the cisplatin resistance of breast cancer cells. The results indicated that daintain/AIF-1 reinforced the resistance of breast cancer cells to cisplatin by inhibition of cell apoptosis and reduction of intracellular cisplatin accumulation.

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Introduction: MenAfriVac is a new conjugate vaccine against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A, the major cause of meningitis outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa. In Niger, the MenAfriVac introduction campaign was conducted in the District of Filingue, during September 2010, targeting 392,211 individuals aged 1-29 years. We set up an enhanced spontaneous surveillance system to monitor adverse events following immunization (AEFI) during the campaign period and 42 days thereafter.

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Objectives: To compare different methods for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated children.

Design: Prospective epidemiologic study.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care university hospital.

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Objective: To determine the clinical and economic impact attributable to upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Design: Prospective case-control-within-cohort study.

Setting: PICU at a university hospital.

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Background: Fewer than 10% of children with Escherichia coli O157:H7 enteritis develop hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS).

Objective: To determine whether circulating leukocytes are independent risk markers of developing HUS during E. coli O157:H7 enteritis.

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Objectives: To determine the incidence, risk factors, and complications associated with or attributable to clinically significant upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding acquired in a pediatric intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: Prospective, descriptive epidemiologic study in a multidisciplinary pediatric ICU of a tertiary-care university hospital. Upper GI bleeding was considered to be present if hematemesis occurred or blood was present in the gastric tube.

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