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Epileptic seizures during Non-Ketotic Hyperglycemia (NKH) in French Guiana: A retrospective study

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
IntroductionEpileptic seizures during non-ketotic hyperglycemia (NKH) represent a rare complication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The definition associates a blood sugar level > 200mg/dL (11mmol/L), hyperosmolality, absence of ketosis ...
Dimitri Baltyde   +5 more
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Precariousness, Diabetes Control and Complications in French Guiana

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
AimsThe social parameters of an individual impact the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. French Guiana, an overseas French territory with a lower standard of living than France, has a prevalence of diabetes mellitus that is twice that of mainland ...
Samuel Linière   +17 more
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Risk Factors for Very Preterm Births in French Guiana: The Burden of Induced Preterm Birth

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2019
Background Early preterm births are still represented as a major public health problem in French Guiana. The objective of the present study was to study factors associated with early preterm birth in French Guiana.
Malika Leneuve-Dorilas   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

HIV-infection among immigrants in French Guiana: high risk during the first years after arrival

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde, 2022
Introduction. Over 75% of HIV patients in French Guiana are foreigners most of whom are actually infected locally. Objectives. We aimed to estimate the distribution of infections in time after arrival using a retrospective cohort. Methods.
Mathieu Nacher   +6 more
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Sexually transmitted infections on the border between Suriname and French Guiana: A scoping review

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeThe Maroni basin –delineating the border between Suriname and French Guiana— presents sociocultural, geographical and economic circumstances that have been conducive to the circulation of sexually transmitted infections and to delays in diagnosis ...
Mathieu Nacher   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Distribution and Burden of Emerging Arboviruses in French Guiana

open access: yesViruses, 2021
Despite the health, social and economic impact of arboviruses in French Guiana, very little is known about the extent to which infection burden is shared between individuals. We conducted a large multiplexed serological survey among 2697 individuals from
Sarah Bailly   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Epidemiologic Transition in French Guiana: Secular Trends and Setbacks, and Comparisons with Continental France and South American Countries

open access: yesTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
There are great variations between population subgroups, notably in poorer countries, leading to substantial inconsistencies with those predicted by the classical epidemiologic transition theory.
Mathieu Nacher   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fungal Density in Lobomycosis in French Guiana: A Proposal for a New Clinico-Histological and Therapeutic Classification

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2023
Background: Lobomycosis is a rare cutaneous tropical neglected disease caused by the fungal agent Lacazia loboi, recently renamed Paracoccidioides lobogeorgii. Our objectives were to present all cases of lobomycosis diagnosed in French Guiana, to offer a
Geoffrey Grotta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduced Severity in Patients With HIV-Associated Disseminated Histoplasmosis With Deep Lymphadenopathies: A Trench War Remains Within the Lymph Nodes?

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
BackgroundDisseminated histoplasmosis is a major killer of patients with advanced HIV. It is proteiform and often hard to diagnose in the absence of diagnostic tests.
Mathieu Nacher   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prescription of Physical Activity by General Practitioners in Type 2 Diabetes: Practice and Barriers in French Guiana

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
BackgroundGeneral practitioners (GPs) are the major primary healthcare players in the management of type 2 diabetes. In addition to a well-balanced diet, physical activity (PA) appears as a necessary non-medicinal therapy in the management of diabetic ...
Stephanie Dranebois   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

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