Publications by authors named "Ramata Ouedraogo Traore"
Introduction: Although dengue is the most common arbovirus infection worldwide, studies of severe dengue in Africa are lacking, and risk factors for severe dengue have been insufficiently described. This study was conducted in the context of the 2016 dengue epidemic in Burkina Faso to determine the prevalence of severe dengue, identify factors associated with severe dengue, and perform mapping of dengue cases in the country's capital, Ouagadougou.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2015 to January 2017.
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- A study in Burkina Faso focused on urogenital schistosomiasis in women, assessing the prevalence and clinical aspects, and found that the infection is more common in Dori (21.3%) compared to Kombissiri (4.6%).
- The research identified significant risk factors for schistosomiasis, including age, place of residence, and recent contact with open water, with the highest prevalence found in younger females aged 10-14 years (41.2%).
- The study also established a notable correlation between schistosomiasis and hematuria, revealing that microhematuria is highly sensitive while macrohematuria has a high specificity, indicating the effectiveness of urine tests
Background And Objective: Little information is available on the rapid diagnostic testing for syphilis in Burkina Faso. The objectives of the study were (i) to assess the sensitivity and specificity of four on site rapid tests in comparison with Treponema pallidum haemagglutination assay (TPHA) as a gold standard and (ii) to evaluate the operational characteristics of those tests among health workers in a maternity unit.
Methods: Four rapid syphilis tests commercially available in Burkina Faso were evaluated using archived serum samples and Treponema pallidum hemagglutination assay (TPHA) as the gold standard.
Meningococcal meningitis outbreaks occur every year during the dry season in the "meningitis belt" of sub-Saharan Africa. Identification of the causative strain is crucial before launching mass vaccination campaigns, to assure use of the correct vaccine. Rapid agglutination (latex) tests are most commonly available in district-level laboratories at the beginning of the epidemic season; limitations include a short shelf-life and the need for refrigeration and good technical skills.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIt is quite obvious that African paediatricians are facing numerous challenges. However, their daily fight against frequent pathologies such as malaria, diarrhoeal diseases and respiratory infections should not prevent them from taking into consideration the existence of other pathologies, particularly urinary infections. The clinical picture of urinary infections which is often polymorphic would require a systematic test among infants.
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