Clinical characteristics and outcome of HIV infected patients with chronic kidney disease in Sub Saharan Africa: an example from in Cameroon.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major complications of Human immune deficiency Virus (HIV) and a risk factor for poor outcome of these patients. We aimed to describe the profile and outcome of HIV positive patients with CKD in Douala general hospital in Cameroon.

Methods: HIV positive patients with CKD referred to the nephrologist from January 2007 to March 2013 were included.

Prevalence and characteristics of metabolic syndrome in gout patients in a hospital setting in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Evidence from epidemiological studies suggests an important association between gout and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, to the best of our knowledge, prevalence of metabolic syndrome in gout has not been reported in sub-Saharan African (SSA) settings.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of MetS in gout in a SSA population.

Incidence, characteristics and prognosis of acute kidney injury in Cameroon: a prospective study at the Douala General Hospital.

Objective: There are limited data on AKI in sub-Saharan Africa. We aim to determine the incidence, characteristics and prognosis of AKI in Cameroon.

Patients And Methods: A prospective study including all consenting acute admissions in the internal medicine and the ICU of a tertiary referral hospital in Cameroon from January 2015 to June 2016.

Characteristics and determinants of clinical symptoms in radiographic lumbar spinal stenosis in a tertiary health care centre in sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) refers to narrowing of the lumbar central spinal canal, lateral recess, and/or neuro-foramina. Radiographic LSS plays an important role in clinical LSS but is not solely accountable for the presence of symptoms. We sought to characterise clinical LSS and to determine factors associated with presence of symptoms of LSS in patients with radiographic LSS in a sub Saharan Africa setting.

Brachial circumference as an alternative to body mass index for the detection of in-hospital undernutrition in a referal hospital, Cameroon.

The prevalence of undernutrition in hospitals in Africa is estimated at about 57 %. Simple anthropometric methods are available to detect it, including measurement of the brachial circumference (BC) and the body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to identify a threshold value that might make it possible to diagnose undernutrition in hospitals.

[Risk factors associated with gastroduodenal lesions in a Douala referral hospital (Cameroon)].

Introduction: The causes of gastroduodenal lesions are multifactorial, and few studies have assessed the impact of each of these factors in Africa. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the occurrence of gastroduodenal lesions in Cameroon.

Method: This prospective, analytical study took place over a 5-month period in the endoscopy unit of the Douala General Hospital.

[Clinical and immunological profile of HIV-infected patients at the initiation of antiretroviral therapy in Douala].

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and immunological profile of patients infected with HIV after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical and immunological patients were recorded. Chi square test and Mann-Whitney were used to compare variables.

Effects of cooking fuel smoke on respiratory symptoms and lung function in semi-rural women in Cameroon.

Background: Indoor air pollution is a major health problem in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa more than 90% of people rely on biomass to meet their domestic energy demands. Pollution from biomass fuel ranks 10th among preventable risk factors contributing to the global burden of diseases.

[Hereditary factors in strabismus].

This retrospective study took place in the Ophthalmology Department of Douala General Hospital. The aim was to determine the importance of hereditary factors in a group of strabismic Cameroonians. In a series of 275 patients with strabismus, we found 79 familial cases (28.