Publications by authors named "M I Wateba"
Introduction: Tetanus still remains a public health problem in Togo despite the existence of the Expanded Program on Immunization.
Patients And Method: A retrospective and descriptive cohort study was performed from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2018 in the infectious and tropical diseases department of Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital of Lome (Togo) on tetanus cases.
Results: We included 208 tetanus cases accounting for 6.
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 began in December 2019 in China and was declared a pandemic by March 2020, with Togo reporting its first case on March 5, 2020.
- A survey conducted from April 23 to May 8, 2020, aimed to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among high-risk groups in Lomé, using oropharyngeal swabs and blood samples for testing.
- Results showed a low overall prevalence of 1.6% among 955 participants, with government measures likely contributing to the low rates of infection, leading to a recommendation for targeted screening in these high-risk populations.
Introduction: The extent of neuromeningeal cryptococcosis (NMC) has increased since the advent of HIV/AIDS. It has non-specific clinical signs but marked by high mortality.
Objective: To analyze the characteristics of the NMC in sub-Saharan Africa.
Aims: we measured the burden of TB/HIV co-infection in a rural setting of Benin, and assessed the outcome of tuberculosis treatment at the end of the intensive phase of TB treatment.
Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study, covering January 2006 to December 2011.
Results: A total of 256 patients were included, 67 (26.
Aims: We measured the burden of HIV/tuberculosis (HIV/TB) co-infection in people infected by TB in rural settings of Benin, and assessed the outcome of TB treatment at the end of the intensive phase.
Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study, covering January 2006 to December 2011.
Results: A total of 256 patients were gathered, 67 (26.