Trends in malaria epidemiological factors following the implementation of current control strategies in Dangassa, Mali.

Background: Over the past decade, three strategies have reduced severe malaria cases and deaths in endemic regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas, specifically: (1) artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT); (2) insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs); and, (3) intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in pregnancy (IPTp). The rationale for this study was to examine communities in Dangassa, Mali where, in 2015, two additional control strategies were implemented: ITN universal coverage and seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) among children under 5 years old.

Methods: This was a prospective study based on a rolling longitudinal cohort of 1401 subjects participating in bi-annual smear surveys for the prevalence of asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and continuous surveillance for the incidence of human disease (uncomplicated malaria), performed in the years from 2012 to 2020.

[Spatio-temporal analysis of the incidence of morbidity and mortality from severe malaria in the Sélingué health district, Mali].

Aims/objectives/assumption: In Mali, malaria is the leading cause of death and consultations in health facilities. The objective of this study was to examine trends in morbidity and mortality among children aged 0 to 15 years and to establish accurate mapping of the distribution of cases in health areas of the Sélingué health district.

Materials And Method: A retrospective analysis of hospital records at the Sélingué district reference health center from 2010 to 2013 was conducted.

Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase phenotypes in enterobacteria isolated from blood cultures of patients at admission to the University Hospital of Bamako.

The aim of our study was to determine the frequency of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) phenotypes among the enterobacteria present in blood cultures of patients at admission to two university hospitals of Bamako (Mali). During a period of three months, we isolated enterobacteria from blood cultures from patients upon admission to the Point G and Gabriel Toure University Hospitals. The ESBL-positive enterobacteria were initially identified by API 20E strips and VITEK2 and then confirmed in France by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry at the Bichat Hospital bacteriology laboratory.

[Lice in Mali: frequency of infestation, genotyping, infection rate and case management].

Objectives: Because lice-transmitted infections are a real public health problem, epidemiological studies in different ecoclimatic zones of Africa are useful. This article aims to describe the frequency of lice infestation, their genotypes, and their infection by pathogens in the regions of Koulikoro and Mopti.

Methodology: A cross-sectional survey allowed us to collect lice from rural populations.

E-Health, another mechanism to recruit and retain healthcare professionals in remote areas: lessons learned from EQUI-ResHuS project in Mali.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the perceived influence of telehealth on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals in remote areas in Mali.

Methods: After 15 months of diagnosis imaging training and telehealth activities at four project sites in remote Mali, between May 2011 and August 2012, a 75-item questionnaire was administered to healthcare professionals to assess the various factors related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), especially telehealth, and their influence on health personnel recruitment and retention. Questions assessing perceived impact of telehealth on recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals were rated on a five-point Likert scale.

Acute sigmoid volvulus: results of surgical treatment in the teaching hospitals of Bamako.

Objective: The aim was to evaluate the results of surgical treatment of occlusion of the sigmoid colon due to volvulus.

Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study from 1996 to 2010 of all patients undergoing surgery for sigmoid volvulus in surgical wards of the University Hospital of Bamako.

Results: A total of 417 patients were identified including 379 men and 38 women.

[Volvulus of sigmoid colon: surgical treatment and prognosis in the services of General Surgery of the Point G Teaching Hospital].

Objective: To study the therapeutic aspects and prognosis of volvulus of the sigmoid colon in surgical departments.

Patients And Methods: Our study was retrospective from January 2000 to December 2009 (10 years). All patients who underwent sigmoid volvulus in the Point G teaching hospital surgical departments were taken into account.