Inducible clindamycin resistance among clinical Gram-positive cocci in a tertiary hospital in Niger Republic.

. Macrolide-induced resistance to clindamycin is a well-described mechanism leading to treatment failure. Herein, we determined the frequency and associated factors of inducible clindamycin resistance in Gram-positive cocci in a tertiary care hospital.

Circulation of Non- Species in Niger: Implications for Malaria Diagnosis.

Background: Niger's National Malaria Control Programme and its partners use histidine-rich protein 2-based RDTs, which are specific to diagnosis. This study aimed to screen for the circulation of non- species in Zinder, a region of Niger, West Africa.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out from July to December 2022 at the district hospital of the Zinder region of Niger.

Presentation and Outcomes of Lassa Fever in Children in Nigeria: A Prospective Cohort Study (LASCOPE).

Background: Data on the presentation, management, and outcomes of Lassa fever (LF) in children are limited.

Methods: Description of the clinical and biological features, treatment, and outcomes of reverse transcriptase and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-confirmed LF in children aged under 15, enrolled in the LASsa fever clinical COurse and Prognostic factors in an Epidemic context (LASCOPE) prospective cohort study in Nigeria between April 2018 and February 2023.

Results: One hundred twenty-four children (aged under 12 months: 19; over 12 months: 105) were hospitalized with RT-PCR-confirmed LF.

Health transformation toward universal healthcare coverage amidst conflict: examining the impact of international cooperation in Niger.

Background: Approximately 70% of Sub-Saharan African countries have experienced armed conflicts with significant battle-related fatalities in the past two decades. Niger has witnessed a substantial rise in conflict-affected populations in recent years. In response, international cooperation has aimed to support health transformation in Niger's conflict zones and other conflict-affected areas in Sub-Saharan Africa.

[Malaria infection during pregnancy in Niamey, Niger].

Introduction: malaria during pregnancy is a major public health problem in Africa. It can have serious consequences for mother, fetus and newborn. It is associated with high maternal and infant mortality rate.

Lassa fever outcomes and prognostic factors in Nigeria (LASCOPE): a prospective cohort study.

Background: Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever endemic in parts of west Africa. New treatments are needed to decrease mortality, but pretrial reference data on the disease characteristics are scarce. We aimed to document baseline characteristics and outcomes for patients hospitalised with Lassa fever in Nigeria.

[Frequency of tuberculosis and the impact of immunosuppression in people living with HIV (PLHIV) followed at the Regional Hospital Center of Maradi, Niger].

Objective: Objective of this study was to determine the frequency of tuberculosis (TB) and the impact of immunosuppression in patients living with HIV (PvVIH) monitored at the Regional Hospital Center (CHR) of Maradi.

Methods: That was a retrospective study based on the medical records of PvVIH followed in the infectious diseases department of the CHR of Maradi. All HIV-positive adults were included in regular consultations between January 2013 and September 2018.

Perioperative management of gastrointestinal surgery in a resource-limited hospital in Niger: Cross-sectional study.

Background: Perioperative management in digestive surgery is a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: To describe the process and outcomes of perioperative management in gastrointestinal surgery.

Materials And Methods: This was a single center cross-sectional study over a 4-month period from June 1 to September 30, 2017, in a Nigerien hospital (West Africa).

Lassa fever clinical course and setting a standard of care for future randomized trials: A protocol for a cohort study of Lassa-infected patients in Nigeria (LASCOPE).

Background: Lassa Fever (LF), is a severe viral disease prevalent in Western Africa. It is classified as a priority disease by the World Health Organization (WHO). Ribavirin is the recommended therapy despite weak evidence of its efficacy.

Delayed-onset paraparesis in Lassa fever: A case report.

Lassa fever (LF) is an endemic viral hemorrhagic fever in West Africa. Among the serious complications of the disease are neurological manifestations whose spectrum is incompletely known. Here we report the case of a 61-year-old man who developed a delayed-onset paraparesis a few weeks after getting infected with Lassa virus, thereby suggesting a possible association between LF and spinal cord disorders.

Surgical management of pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome in a resource-limited setting: case of Zinder National Hospital, Niger.

Background: Pyelo-ureteral junction syndrome (PUJS) is a frequent congenital malformation. We report the surgical management of PUJS by pyeloplasty according to Anderson-Hyne-Kuss's procedure at the Zinder National Hospital..

Transfusional Malaria and Associated Factors at the National Blood Transfusion Center of Niamey-Niger.

Summary: . Transfusional malaria is an accidental transmission of via a blood transfusion. Its magnitude is underestimated and very little data on the assessment of this risk are available in Niger.

Non-traumatic acute peritonitis in children: causes and prognosis in 226 patients at the National Hospital of Zinder, Niger.

To report etiological and prognostic characteristics of acute peritonitis in children. This retrospective study reviewed the records for a 30-month period (January 2013-June 2015) at Zinder National Hospital (Niger) of all children between the ages of 0-15 years who underwent surgery for non-traumatic acute peritonitis. Statistical tests were performed, with significance defined by a P-value < 5 %.

Changing trends in the epidemiology of vertebral osteomyelitis in Marseille, France.

The incidence and significant morbidity of vertebral osteomyelitis are increasing despite the progress of diagnosis competences. Among the 50 cases of vertebral osteomyelitis managed in our centers over the past 5 years, 84% of the cases were in men. The mean age was 55 years.

Protective measures against acute respiratory symptoms in French pilgrims participating in the Hajj of 2009.

Among a cohort of 274 French pilgrims participating in the 2009 Hajj, 77.4% used hand disinfectant, 89.8% used disposable handkerchiefs, and 79.