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Impact of Antibiotic Consumption on the Acquisition of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales Carriage during the COVID-19 Crisis in French Guiana

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2022
(1) Background: During the COVID-19 outbreak, several studies showed an increased prevalence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-PE) carriage in intensive care units (ICUs).
Guy Lontsi Ngoula   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Teledermatology Use in Remote Areas of French Guiana: Experience From a Long-Running System

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2019
Introduction: French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the north coast of South America and is mostly covered by tropical rainforest. Most human settlements are located along the coast while some settlements are scattered across the hinterland ...
Anne-Laure Messagier   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis During HIV Infection in Cayenne Hospital 2012–2015: First Think Histoplasmosis

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Introduction: Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), during HIV infection is a rare complication with a poor prognosis. There are few data on HLH within the Amazon region.
Duc Nguyen   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Desert dust episodes during pregnancy are associated with increased preterm delivery in French Guiana

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Preterm deliveries are a major multifactorial public health problem in French Guiana. Desert dust episodes have been associated with preterm delivery in Guadeloupe, a territory with similarities to French Guiana.
Mathieu Nacher   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 is associated with dysthyroidism in the French Amazon

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus known to cause two major diseases: adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and a progressive neuromyelopathy—tropical spastic paraparesis.
Julia Dugardin   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional and Socioeconomic Determinants of Overweight and Obesity in the French Amazon: The Health Barometer Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
ObjectivesFrench Guiana is a multicultural overseas territory where obesity is a major public health problem. This study aimed to highlight the nutritional and socioeconomic determinants of overweight and obesity in different populations in French Guiana.
Mickael Massicard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatiotemporal Modeling of Aedes aegypti Risk: Enhancing Dengue Virus Control through Meteorological and Remote Sensing Data in French Guiana

open access: yesPathogens
French Guiana lacks a dedicated model for developing an early warning system tailored to its entomological contexts. We employed a spatiotemporal modeling approach to predict the risk of Aedes aegypti larvae presence in local households in French Guiana.
Sarah Bailly   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Snakebite-Related Infection in French Guiana

open access: yesToxins, 2022
Wound infection is frequently reported following snakebite (SB). This study is retrospective. It was conducted in the emergency department and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Cayenne General Hospital between 1 January 2016 and 31 July 2021.
Stéphanie Houcke   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Three‐Year Propagation Experiment at Ku‐, Ka‐, and Q‐Band in French West Indies

open access: yesInternational Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From January 2021 to December 2023, the Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) conducted a three‐year Earth‐space propagation measurement campaign in Guadeloupe. The experiment used beacon receivers deployed in Pointe‐à‐Pitre airport to record signals at 11.2, 19.7, and
Jean‐Pascal Monvoisin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Acute Chest Syndrome Following Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

open access: yesDiagnostics
Background/Objectives: Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a frequent and potentially life-threatening complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that often develops during hospitalization for vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC).
Narcisse Elenga   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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