Surface decontamination effectiveness at the "Université des Montagnes" Teaching Hospital: Monitoring in the biomedical analysis laboratory.

Background: Many infections in healthcare facilities are associated with the microbiological quality of the work environment, generally due to poor sanitation.

Aim: In order to evaluate the effectiveness of a decontamination protocol (cleaning + disinfection) applied at the "Université des Montagnes" Teaching Hospital, the present study assessed the variation of bacterial loads on surfaces subsequent to decontamination. Susceptibility of bacteria to disinfectants was also evaluated in the same frame.

Ophthalmic Manifestations in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases at a Referral Hospital of Yaounde, Cameroon.

Purpose: To determine the profile of ophthalmic manifestations in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD).

Methods: Observational study at the Yaounde Central Hospital and Innel Medical Centre (2004 to 2012).

Results: The study population (n = 36) consisted of 14 men and 22 women with average age of 47.

Rheumatoid polyarthritis suspected in an HIV patient with scleritis, peripheral ulcerative keratitis, and anterior uveitis.

Introduction: Scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis are ocular manifestations found in many inflammations and infections. Therefore, their association should prompt a search for inflammatory or infectious causes that may be life-threatening, especially in the context of AIDS due to HIV infection.

Findings: We report the case of a 37-year-old female, first seen in 2011 with a nodular scleritis in the right eye and a peripheral ulcerative keratitis, a necrotizing scleritis, and a granulomatous anterior uveitis in the left eye, in the context of chronic polyarthropathies that had evolved over 6 months.

Indications for surgical removal of the eye in rural areas in cameroon.

Objective: To determine the main clinical indications for surgical removal of the eye in rural areas in Cameroon.

Design: Retrospective non-comparative case series.

Participants: A total of 253 patients presenting to the Manna eye clinic Nkongsamba who underwent destructive eye surgery (DES) between January 2006 and December 2010 were reviewed.

[Prevalence and etiology of amblyopia of children in Yaoundé (Cameroon), aged 5-15 years].

Purpose: To determine the frequency of amblyopia and identify its causes in a population of children aged 5-15 years in Cameroon.

Subjects And Methods: This retrospective study examined the files of children aged 5-15 years seen in a private eye clinic in Yaounde from January 2008 through December 2010. The subjects underwent a complete ophthalmic examination including assessment of the best corrected visual acuity on a LogMAR chart, cycloplegic refraction measurements, and an orthoptic examination.

Central corneal thickness in black Cameroonian ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous subjects.

Purpose: To evaluate central corneal thickness (CCT) in a black Cameroonian population of ocular hypertensive and glaucomatous subjects.

Material And Methods: This was a prospective study undertaken with an ultrasonic pachymeter from January 2009 to December 2009 in an eye clinic (INNEL Medical center) in Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Results: One hundred subjects (200 eyes) were enrolled in the study.

[Frequency and causes of blindness and visual impairment in schools for the blind in Yaoundé (Cameroon)].

Aim/objective: To determine the causes of blindness and visual impairment in students attending schools for the blind in Yaounde (Cameroon) and to estimate their frequencies.

Materials And Methods: This study examined all 56 students at three schools for the blind in Yaoundé from September 15 through October 15, 2006. We collected data about their age, sex, medical and surgical history.