Severe malaria in children: A descriptive report from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The decline of susceptibility of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resulted in the change of drug policy. This policy has probably changed the facies of the severe form of malaria. A prospective study was conducted in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

[Acute renal failure and severe malaria in Congolese children living in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo].

Background: Data on acute renal failure in complicated malaria in children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are sparse. The objective of this study was to document the profile of acute renal failure in severe malaria in admitted patients in pediatric hospitals from Kinshasa.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2008 in children admitted in emergency units of five hospitals in Kinshasa for severe malaria.

Nocturnal enuresis in children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Aim:   To determine the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis in children of Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Methods:   In all, 506 questionnaires were sent to parents of children aged 6-12 years randomly selected from four primary schools in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The questionnaire was designed to collect information about prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal enuresis.