Publications by authors named "Jerry Aseneh"
Introduction: The development of a potent immune response and antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 is important for herd immunity. The serological response may be due to a previous infection or vaccination. Healthy blood donors could represent and provide information on the immune status of the general population.
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- There is limited data on COVID-19 in Cameroon, especially outside major cities, prompting a study on hospitalized patients in the South West region.
- A retrospective review of 210 hospitalized patients revealed high rates of dyspnea and fatigue, with significant co-morbidities such as hypertension and diabetes.
- The study identified factors like heart failure and low blood pressure that were strongly associated with increased mortality among these patients.
Background: This study investigated the determinants of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers (HCWs) in Cameroon and Nigeria.
Methods: This analytic cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2021, including consenting HCWs aged ≥18 y identified using snowball sampling. Vaccine hesitancy was defined as indecisiveness or unwillingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is rare in non-intra-venous drug abusers. Few cases of psoas abscess complicated by tricuspid infective endocarditis have been reported. A 61-year-old man underwent a laminectomy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: This scoping review sought to summarize available data on the prevalence, associated factors, etiology, comorbidities, treatment, cost and mortality of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Cameroon.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus and African Journals Online from database inception to 31 March, 2020 to identify all studies published on the prevalence, associated factors, etiology, comorbidities, treatment, cost and mortality of CKD in Cameroon.
Results: Thirty studies were included.
Epidemiology of hypertensive crisis in the Buea Regional Hospital, Cameroon.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
November 2020
Hypertensive crisis (HC) includes hypertensive urgency (HU) and hypertensive emergency (HE). There is scarcity of data on the epidemiology of patients presenting with HC in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of HU and HE.
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