[Serological markers of viral hepatitis B and C in children with sickle cell disease monitored in the Pediatrics Department at the University Hospital of Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso)].

Viral hepatitis B and C are universal public health problems. Burkina Faso is a high endemic area for hepatitis B. Patients with sickle cell disease are at risk.

Pregnancy rate and birth outcomes among women receiving antiretroviral therapy in Burkina Faso: a retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: In Sub-Saharan Africa, few studies reported pregnancy incidence and outcomes in women taking antiretroviral therapy (ART). This survey aims to estimate the incidence and outcomes of pregnancy in a cohort of HIV positive women initiating ART in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Methods: We carried out a retrospective cohort study.

[Efficacy and tolerability of antiretroviral therapy containing tenofovir disoproxil fumarate-emtricitabine-efavirenz in treatment-naive patients infected with HIV-1 in Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso, 2009-2011)].

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and the clinical tolerance of a combination containing TDF/FTC/EFV in the treatment of HIV infection. This was a retrospective and descriptive study which included 196 adults infected by HIV-1 and treated by a combination containing TDF/FTC/EFV during 29 months in the daily hospital of Bobo Dioulasso. The median duration of follow-up was 7 months IQR [5-14 month].

Hepatitis B seroprevalence in HIV-infected patients consulting in a public day care unit in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

Objective: The authors had for aim to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B co-infection in a cohort of HIV-infected patients, routinely followed-up at the Day Care Unit of the Bobo Dioulasso Sanou Souro University Hospital, Burkina Faso.

Patients And Methods: The Elisa technique was used to dose HBs antigen (AgHBs), antibodies anti-HBs and anti-HBc in all the patients followed by the biological laboratory, from October to December 2008.

Results: The AgHBs prevalence was 12.

[Bobo Dioulasso Teaching Hospital day-care hospital: a reference structure for the management of HIV infected patients in Burkina Faso].

Objective: The goal of the study was to assess the activity of a multidisciplinary structure for HIV infected patients, two years after the opening of the day hospital.

Design: A retrospective observational study of the Bobo Dioulasso day-hospital was made using the ESOPE (Epiconcept, France) software.

Results: In 2002, 147 patients were followed in the Bobo Dioulasso university hospital, 27 (or 18.