Publications by authors named "Khady Seck"
Background & Aims: Strategies to implement HBV screening and treatment are critical to achieve HBV elimination but have been inadequately evaluated in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA).
Methods: We assessed the feasibility of screen-and-treat interventions in 3 real-world settings (community, workplace, and hospital) in Senegal. Adult participants were screened using a rapid HBsAg point-of-care test.
Introduction: Enlarged adenoids are often associated with oral breathing. The latter can impact the dental arches. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between dental arch measurements and the size of adenoids.
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- The study investigates pneumococcal carriage and infections in children under 5 in Dakar, revealing high carriage rates (50%) of Streptococcus pneumoniae among participants, with a notable prevalence of specific serotypes.
- It highlights concerns regarding antibiotic susceptibility, showing that 15% of strains have reduced susceptibility to penicillin and 3% to fluoroquinolones, alongside a concerning lethality rate of 42.4% in pneumonia cases.
- Results indicate that while vaccine coverage for different PCV versions is variable, the high rate of carriage and disease reflects the necessity of continued vaccination efforts against prevalent serotypes.