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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2023 Background: The emergence and spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) presents a challenge to the ''End TB by 2035'' strategy. This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with MDR-TB in patients admitted to the pneumo-physiology ...
Jean de Dieu Longo +6 more
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2020 Malaria is a major public health issue in the Central African Republic (CAR) despite massive scale-up of malaria interventions. However, no information is available on the incidence of malaria in febrile illness cases or on the distribution of malaria ...
Romaric Nzoumbou-Boko +5 more
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Multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bangui, Central African Republic [PDF]
, 2006 We investigated multidrug-resistant (MDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains in Bangui, Central African Republic. We found 39.6% with the same spoligotype and synonymous single nucleotide polymorphism in the mutT1 gene.
Nouvel, Laurent-Xavier +9 more
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Infectious Disease Reports, 2020 Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is responsible for major endemic outbreaks in developing countries. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and HEV are widespread in the Central African Republic.
Stéphanie Judith N’Yetobouko Tabounie +6 more
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Bacteria, 2023 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat. Quality data on AMR are needed to tackle the rise of multidrug-resistant clones. These data are rare in low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hugues Sanke-Waïgana +10 more
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Burkholderia cepacia meningitis in the Central African Republic
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 Burkholderia cepacia causes frequent infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, with a significant mortality rate. This bacterial species has also been associated with epidemic outbreaks due to contamination of antiseptic solutions and ...
Thierry Frank +7 more
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Incidence and risk factors for tuberculosis among people living with HIV in Bangui: A cohort study
Public Health in Practice, 2022 Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence and risk factors of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV). Methods: A cohort study was carried out in an HIV infection management centre in Bangui. PLHIV aged 18 or
Jean De Dieu Longo +5 more
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Central African Republic [PDF]
IMF Staff Country Reports, 2019 President Touadéra signed a new peace agreement on February 6, 2019 with 14 armed groups. This agreement calls for the establishment of an inclusive government, the deployment of joint brigades, an acceleration of decentralization efforts, and the co-management of natural resources.
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Viruses, 2023 Since its outbreak, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread rapidly, causing the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Ulrich Vickos +18 more
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A non-sense mutation in the putative anti-mutator gene ada/alkA of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis isolates suggests convergent evolution [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Previous studies have suggested that variations in DNA repair genes of W-Beijing strains may have led to transient mutator phenotypes which in turn may have contributed to host adaptation of this strain family. Single nucleotide polymorphism (
Nouvel, Laurent-Xavier +4 more
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