[Epidemiological and evolutionary profile of tuberculosis under the influence og HIV].

Introduction: We conducted this study to understand the impact of HIV infection on the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in an outpatient care center.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective and comparative study between subjects infected or not infected with HIV, using TB case notification data registered from October 2017 to September 2019 in the intermediate care facility (CDT) of the University Hospital of Libreville. Comparisons were made by bivariate analysis; proportions were compared using the Chi or the Fisher Exact test.

[Behavior and attitudes towards smoking among student midwives in Libreville].

Background: The midwife, in taking on a public health role, is one of the most important resources for the prevention of smoking and in helping smoking cessation among women of childbearing age thanks to their numerous contacts with pregnant women. With this in mind, we conducted a study among student midwives to examine their smoking behavior, their attitudes towards smoking, and their participation in prevention.

Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from 15 January to 15 February 2018 using a self-administered questionnaire and included the student midwives of the University of Health Science at Libreville (Gabon).

Assessment of Imatinib in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia in Gabon: a cohort of 17 cases.

The prognosis for chronic myeloid leukemia, the first hematologic malignancy for which successful targeted therapy has been developed, has changed markedly in the West. In developing countries, however, prognosis remains poor, mainly because of lack of access to treatment. The effort made by some nongovernmental organizations to distribute first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors free of charge has changed this situation in some regions, notably in sub-Saharan Africa and Gabon in particular.

[Tuberculosis of the breast: four cases report at the Armies Instruction's Hospital Omar Bongo Ondimba (HIAOBO) in Libreville (Gabon)].

Mammary tuberculosis is a rare localization of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Its frequency increases proportionally with the HIV pandemic. We report four cases of breast tuberculosis diagnosed in the general medicine department of HIAOBO including two with positive HIV serology.

[Breast cancer in men: about 3 cases at the l'Hôpital d'instruction des armées Omar Bongo Ondimba (HIAOBO) (Gabon)].

We report three cases of breast cancer in men observed at Military Teaching Hospital Omar Bongo Ondimba between January 2008 and December 2009, under varying circumstances, with all unfavorable evolution.