Management of COVID-19 infection in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a pandemic affecting the world's population, is particularly threatening to dialysis patients. The purpose of this study was to propose recommendations for prevention and containment of COVID-19 in hemodialysis center situated in a regional hospital in Mauritania. Both COVID-19-infected (n = 11) and -uninfected (n = 16) dialysis patients were hospitalized up to three weeks to improve patient management.

Miliary tuberculosis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Background: Miliary tuberculosis is a serious and uncommon form of tuberculosis due to hematogenous dissemination of .

Objective: This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of miliary tuberculosis.

Patients And Methods: Data were collected from clinical files between August 2016 and July 2018.

Forms of Stigma and Discrimination in the Daily Lives of HIV-Positive Individuals in Mauritania.

Summary: People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) are often discriminated against in their daily lives. The objective of this descriptive and transversal study was to describe the experiences of PLWHA followed at a specialized outpatient center in Nouakchott to assess the forms of stigma from the perspective of those who suffer from discrimination.

Methods: All HIV-positive patients over the age of 18 years who were aware of their HIV status and provided consent to participate in the study were included from June 1 to 29, 2015.

Severe Human Illness Caused by Rift Valley Fever Virus in Mauritania, 2015.

Background: Rift Valley Fever epizootics are characterized by numerous abortions and mortality among young animals. In humans, the illness is usually characterized by a mild self-limited febrile illness, which could progress to more serious complications.Objectives.

Acute kidney injury in a shepherd with severe malaria: a case report.

Malaria is one of the main reasons for outpatient consultation and hospitalization in Mauritania. Although four species, ie, (.) , .

Differences in gene transcriptomic pattern of Plasmodium falciparum in children with cerebral malaria and asymptomatic carriers.

The mechanisms underlying the heterogeneity of clinical malaria remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that differential gene expression contributes to phenotypic variation of parasites which results in a specific interaction with the host, leading to different clinical features of malaria. In this study, we analyzed the transcriptomes of isolates obtained from asymptomatic carriers and patients with uncomplicated or cerebral malaria.