Publications by authors named "E R Mbu"

Article Synopsis
  • The text talks about a way to check for tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV, using a method to look for four symptoms first, then a special test called Xpert if those symptoms are present.*
  • Researchers wanted to see if there are better ways to test for TB, so they looked at a lot of studies and data from several years to compare different testing methods.*
  • They found that the original four-symptom method works pretty well, but there are other tests, like checking for C-reactive protein, that might also be helpful in finding TB.*
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Objectives: In Cameroon, the integrase (IN) strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) dolutegravir was recently introduced for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. Since pretreatment HIV-1 drug resistance can jeopardize the success of ART, and considering the high heterogeneity of circulating HIV-1 subtypes in Cameroon, we investigated the prevalence of pretreatment HIV-1 resistance to INSTIs.

Methods: Fingerprick dried blood spot samples were collected from 339 newly diagnosed HIV-1-infected individuals between 2015 and 2016 in four hospitals in Cameroon.

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Background: Extra-uterine pregnancy (EUP) is frequent in Cameroon but little is known about its clinical features.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological, diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic features of extra-uterine EUPs at the Yaounde Central Hospital in Cameroon.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study from the 1 st of January 2015 till January 31 st 2016 at the maternity of the Yaounde Central Hospital.

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Background: Knowledgeable Health Care Workers (HCWs) are indispensable for the proper management of clients. We investigated retention of HCWs at health facility and retention of knowledge at 18, 24 and 36 months after training and correlates for retention of knowledge at 3rd year.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1000 HCWs, 710 were trained and 290 untrained working at the PMTCT of HIV services in health facilities of the ten regions of Cameroon.

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Background: Reducing unmet need for family planning by increasing the rate of modern contraceptive use is indispensable if Cameroon must meet maternal mortality targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective of this survey was to estimate the rate of contraceptive use and identify factors associated with unmet need for family planning in rural Cameroon.

Methods: It was conducted a community-based cross sectional survey from February to March 2016 targeting women in a union of the Wum Health District.

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