[Morbidity and mortality after intensive care management of hemorrhagic stroke in Djibouti].

Prospective data on management and outcome of stroke in Africa is scarce. The purpose of this prospective descriptive study is to present epidemiologic, clinical and outcome data for a series of patients with hemorrhagic stroke in Djibouti. All patients admitted to the intensive care unit of the Bouffard Medical-Surgical Center in Djibouti for cerebral hemorrhage documented by CT-scan of the brain were recruited in this study.

[Pulmonary mucormycosis: difficulties in diagnosis and treatment].

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection due to filamentous fungi of the order Mucorales in the class Zygomycetes. Rhino-cerebral and pulmonary manifestations predominate on account of the airborn spread of the spores. Gastro-intestinal, cutaneous and disseminated disease is less common.

Possibility of charge contrast imaging of polymeric materials.

Preliminary results illustrate the possibility of charge contrast imaging (CCI) of polymeric materials. Possible CCI images of low-density polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride reveal details that may aid in the characterization of the microstructure of polymeric materials. These pictures were obtained with a Hitachi S-3000N variable pressure scanning electron microscope with the environmental secondary electron detector (ESED).

[Comparative study of the bacteriologic value of samples taken by transtracheal aspiration or fiberoptic bronchoscopy].

To evaluate two methods of obtaining lower respiratory tract secretions, fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) and transtracheal aspiration (TA) were performed in ten patients. FB used an open-end brush-in catheter. TA was performed as described by Pecora.