Context: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), one of the most malaria-affected countries worldwide, is a potential hub for global drug-resistant malaria. This study aimed at summarizing and mapping surveys of malaria parasites carrying molecular markers of drug-resistance across the country.
Methods: A systematic mapping review was carried out before July 2023 by searching for relevant articles through seven databases (PubMed, Embase, Scopus, African Journal Online, African Index Medicus, Bioline and Web of Science).
Introduction: Here we tested the correlation between minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of major antifungal agents and sequence types (STs) within Cryptococcus neoformans VNI isolates, and explored the ERG11 gene of included strains.
Materials And Methods: We analysed 23 C. neoformans strains categorised into two groups according to the distribution of the ST profile in Kinshasa clinics (Democratic Republic of Congo): major ST [ST93 (n = 15)], and less common STs [ST659 (n = 2), ST5 (n = 2), ST4 (n = 1), ST 53 (n = 1), ST31 (n = 1), and ST69 (n = 1)].
Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol
January 2022
Objective: Due to the lack of both cancer registry and large scale cervical screening in most african countries, only theoretical studies are available. The objective of our work was to provide epidemiological and histopathological characteristics of cervical cancer based on concrete observations.
Methods: This study was carried out on all cancers (n=5801) collected in the last 10 years from 5 pathology laboratories of Kinshasa; the histologic slides of the cervical cancers (n=1280) were reviewed by at least two pathologists and classified according to the 2014 OMS classification.