[Emergency hemodialysis in the Joseph Raseta Befelatanana hospital, Antananarivo, Madagascar].

Introduction: Initiation of emergency dialysis is a critical situation responsible for high morbidity and mortality. This study describes the characteristics of emergency hemodialysis patients in a hospital in Madagascar.

Patients And Methods: It is a descriptive study over a period of 7 months, from September 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019, on emergency hemodialysis patients in the hemodialysis department of the University Hospital of Joseph Raseta Befelatanana, Antananarivo.

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical research for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): A case study of bubonic plague.

Background: Among the many collaterals of the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption of health services and vital clinical research. COVID-19 has magnified the challenges faced in research and threatens to slow research for urgently needed therapeutics for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and diseases affecting the most vulnerable populations. Here we explore the impact of the pandemic on a clinical trial for plague therapeutics and strategies that have been considered to ensure research efforts continue.

[Acute kidney injury and severe malaria in adults: A monocentric descriptive study in Madagascar using KDIGO criteria].

Introduction: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is one of the criteria for severe malaria with a varied incidence. Our objectives are to determine the prevalence of malaria-associated AKI and to report the characteristics of patients with the evolution of cases.

Patients And Method: This is a 5-year retrospective descriptive study from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019 in the Infectious Diseases department of the University Hospital Center of Befelatanana Antananarivo.

[Ischemic stroke despite normal brain MRI: about a case].

MRI remains the current gold standard imaging modality to diagnose ischemic stroke. MRI sensitivity for acute ischemic stroke detection does not always reach 100%. We report the case of a patient with ischemic stroke despite normal initial brain MRI.