Introduction: the COVID-19 pandemic causes biological diagnostic problems that remain relevant in low-income countries in general and in Cameroon in particular. Rapids tests that reliably detect SARS-CoV-2 virus antigen present themselves as an important alternative in several contexts. The objective of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of two rapid diagnostic tests BIOSYNEX COVID-19 Ag BSS and BIOSYNEX COVID-19 Ag + BSS, compared to each other and to the AmpliQuick SARS-CoV-2 PCR test.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: COVID-19 equation in Cameroon is yet to be resolved. There is an urgent need for a rapid response strategy to the increasing demand of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results for both patients, travelers and competitors to various games. We assessed the diagnostic performance of the AmpliQuick® SARS-CoV-2 against the classic Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecto vaginal fistula can be secondary to various and multiple causes. However, intercourse is an exceptional cause. The objective of this work is to expose its clinical, therapeutic and prognostic particularities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To identify the risk factors for ectopic pregnancy (EP) in a population of Cameroonian women.
Sample And Methods: We performed a matched case-control study; 88 women with diagnosed EP (cases), and 176 women with first trimester intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) (controls), who underwent questionnaires. Odds Ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and adjusted for potential confounding factors via multivariate logistic regression analysis.
Introduction: The impact of referred patients with an obstetric emergency due to complications is not yet known. This study aimed to identify the complications associated with obstetric emergency in referred patients in Yaoundé.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive and analytical study at the Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital from 1 February to 31 July 2015.
Introduction: Access to laparoscopy is low in Cameroon where customers' satisfaction has not been reported so far. We assessed patients' satisfaction with the process of care during laparoscopic surgery in a new tertiary hospital.
Methods: A questionnaire was addressed to consenting patients (guardians for patients under 18) with complete medical records who underwent laparoscopy at the Douala Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital (Cameroon) from November 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
Introduction: Intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is recommended for malaria prevention during pregnancy. We investigated factors associated with the failure of this strategy.
Methods: We conducted a case-control study in two health care facilities in Yaounde, from 1 May 2014 to 30 April 2015.
Objective: Our aim was to assess the effects of sexual activity during pregnancy on the prognosis of labor.
Methods: It was a prospective cohort study of labor comparing 72 women declaring unprotected vaginal sexual intercourse after 37 weeks of pregnancy consecutively recruited to 72 women claiming no sexual contact after 37 weeks of pregnancy also consecutively recruited.
Results: The sexually active group at term were significantly involved in more frequent heterosexual intercourse after 28 weeks pregnancy and before term (RR = 37.
As far as we know, the accuracy of clinical judgment in diagnosing uterine cervical polyps has not been assessed in sub-Saharan Africa. Our objective was to discover the positive predictive value (PPV) of clinical judgment in the diagnosis of cervical polyps. This is a retrospective descriptive study of 192 patients, carried out by the Departments of Pathology and Gynaecology of the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon.
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