8 results match your criteria: "centre hospitalier de Kourou[Affiliation]"
Initial HIV-1 viral load in French Guiana: Factors associated with viral load set point differences.
IJID Reg
December 2024
COREVIH Guyane, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Objectives: HIV viral load set points may vary between virus subtypes and host characteristics. The HIV epidemic in French Guiana entails a mix of viruses and populations of cosmopolitan origins. In this epidemiological context, we aimed to determine whether, at the scale of our territory, we could identify differences in HIV-1 viral load setpoints in our hospital cohort.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Overview of infectious and non-infectious diseases in French Guiana in 2022].
Med Trop Sante Int
March 2023
Centre d'investigation clinique Guyane (Inserm CIC 1424), Centre hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, Guyane.
Article Synopsis
- French Guiana is a unique region notable for its rich biodiversity and diverse communities, yet it faces paradoxes such as high poverty rates with 50% of the population living below the poverty line.
- The territory experiences a mix of health challenges, including common infectious diseases like HIV and malaria, which require tailored medical approaches due to their unique local characteristics.
- European resources in French Guiana facilitate advanced diagnostic and treatment options, enhancing research opportunities despite the smaller population compared to surrounding countries, and enabling better management of both common and rare diseases.
Low Stroke Risk in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in French Guiana: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Front Med (Lausanne)
June 2022
Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Andrée Rosemon, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Article Synopsis
- * The study analyzed 122 children with sickle cell disease diagnosed at birth between 1992 and 2002, finding significant differences in emergency admissions and health complications between various genotypes, especially higher in SS/Sβ0 patients.
- * Ischemic strokes were found in 3 patients (average age 6.9 years), with an incidence rate of 3.1 per 1,000 patient-years, while no strokes occurred in those with SC or Sβ + thalassemia genotypes.
[JDS Guyane 2021 - 4 day dedicated to the scientific works of caregivers in French Guiana - Cayenne - June 25, 2021].
Med Trop Sante Int
September 2021
Unité des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Centre d'investigation clinique Antilles Guyane Inserm 1424, Centres délocalisés de prévention et de soins, CH de Cayenne, Guyane.
A Prospective Comparative Study of Health Inequalities and the Epidemiology of Stroke in French Guiana and Dijon, France.
Front Public Health
June 2022
CIC Inserm 1424, Centre d'investigation Clinique, Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Background: In French Guiana poverty is widespread and specialized care is lacking. We aimed to compare strokes between precarious and non-precarious patients within French Guiana and to compare the epidemiology of ischemic strokes and their outcomes between French Guiana and mainland France.
Methods: A multicenter prospective cohort examined the influence of social inequalities on stroke characteristics.
[MRI of the axial skeleton for evaluation of prostate cancer extent in french Guyana].
Prog Urol
October 2021
Service d'urologie, Centre Hospitalier de Kourou, BP 703, avenue Léopold Héder, 97387 Kourou, French Guiana.
Introduction: Spread evaluation of Prostate Cancer (PC) in French Guyana is bothered by the lack of bone scintigraphy. The availability of 4 MRI allows to develop alternatives using Axial Skeleton MRI (AS MRI). We report the related results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[A long distance between home and hospital does not bother ambulatory surgery for ureteroscopy in French Guyana].
Prog Urol
May 2021
Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier de Kourou, BP 703, avenue Léopold-Héder, 97387 Kourou, Guyane française. Electronic address:
Introduction: French Guyana is 83,500 km wide (equivalent to 1/6 of France). Communes are distant. Public urology is set in Kourou only.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Epidemiology of prostate cancer (PCa) in French Guyana (FG) - Preliminary results].
Prog Urol
April 2021
Service d'urologie, centre hospitalier de Kourou, 97310, avenue Léopold-Héder, 97387 Kourou, Guyane française. Electronic address:
Introduction: Epidemiology of prostate cancer (PCa) in French Guyana (FG) is not well documented yet. It differs from the reported one in French West Indies due to a younger population, less exposed to agricultural pesticides with also much lower level of medical information and care.
Material: The incidence and mortality rates available in the regional register of cancers are reported for the period 2010-2014.