[Prevalence of Herpes simplex virus infection in pregnant women in Yopougon (Côte d'Ivoire)].

A transversal survey on 150 pregnant women was carried out at the P.M.I.

[Post-vaccination anti-poliomyelitis seroprevalence in an urban setting in Abidjan].

In order to determine the antipoliomyelitis seroprevalence of children in Abidjan, we checked the presence of antipoliovirus antibodies in 48 children received in the South Abobo's vaccination center for vaccination against measles. According to the vaccination schedule and rules applied in Côte d'Ivoire: 12.5% of the children have received less than three doses or oral polio vaccine (OPV), 87.

[The contribution of latex tests for the diagnosis of bacterial infections in Abidjan].

From 313 samples of CSF, urine, sera and pleural liquid, the authors show how appreciable is the contribution in research of soluble antigens by sensibilized latex particles agglutination method in etiologic diagnosis, especially during meningitis, pulmonary and neonatal infections. Soluble antigens were declared positives in 62.26% of cases against S.

[Prevalence of 4 agents of sexually transmitted diseases in leukorrhea in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)].

6,603 women with vaginal discharges were investigated for genital infection with four sexually transmitted diseases. Germs of vaginitis were isolated with prevalence as following: C. albicans 25%, G.